Italian shipowner d’Amico Dry has sold 2008-built supramax bulk carrier Medi Valencia.
Confirming the sale to Splash, the company said: “We can confirm the sale of the m/v Medi Valencia (56,000 dwt) but we cannot disclose the name of the buyer and the price due to confidentiality clause. The sale of this vessel from d’Amico Dry is part of the company’s strategy to renovate its fleet”.
According to brokers, following an earlier sale which finally failed, the buyer of the Medi Valencia is SR Shipping of Bangladesh which already controls a fleet of five supramax and six handymax bulkers. The sale price is said to be around $12.3m.