Sale-and-purchase brokers in the US andEurope have linked the diversified Italian operator to the acquisition of the76,600-dwt Grand Diva (built 2007).
The panamax is widely believed to havebeen purchased from an affiliate of Mizuho Sangyo of Japan for approximately $21.75m, which is nearly$1m below what the VesselsValue.com platform estimates the unit to be worth intoday’s market.
If broker reports are on point industryobservers believe there is a strong chance the bulker will trade under thebanner of Augustea Bunge, which
