Top 10 tanker buyers spend USD 3.66 billion, double top 10 bulker buyers
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So far this year, Golden Ocean have ranked first in terms of total spend, splurging USD 291 mil on six Newcastlemax Capesizes of 208,000 DWT, with an average age of four years, purchased in February from H Line Shipping.
Pacific Basin’s spree of nine Bulkers puts them joint first with Lomar Shipping in terms of the number of Bulkers purchased. This year Pacific Basin have spent USD 189.9 mil, putting them in second place with their purchase of six Ultramaxes, two Supramaxes and one Handy Bulker with an average age of 10 years. Despite Lomar ranking joint first with the number of Bulkers purchased, their total spend ranked sixth, the five Panamaxes and four Supramaxes had an average age of 12 years which lowered their total to USD 137.7 mil. Bank of Communications Financial Leasing (Bocom) rank third with a spend of USD 188.7 mil. Overall, the purchases were for very modern vessels which pushed up the total value including one 2021 built Capesize, one 11-year-old Post Panamax, one 2023 built Panamax and two 2023 built Supramaxes. |