In a statement the Nasdaq-quoted bulker operator, which is based in Athens, said it is poised to pocket approximately $9.4m.

The claim stems from a dispute involving the premature termination of a fixture involving the 179,700-dwt Star Borealis (built 2011).

As we reported under former name STX Pan Ocean, the charterer cancelled the ten-year contract in June 2013 as it faced a cash shortage.

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