A bulker arrested in the US has fetched a strong price at a court-mandated auction.

Exclusive broker CW Kellock told TradeWinds the 35,500-dwt Marine Princess (built 2012) fetched $16.4m in New Orleans, a higher level than expected by many observers.

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It was sold off after being seized by Bank of America last year following missed mortgage payments.