Sale-and-purchase (S&P) sources in New York, London and Athens say Greek buyers have hammered out a contract to acquire the 75,700-dwtIkan Bayan (built 2005), which is widely believed to have fetched around $15.5m.
Three of the shipbrokers that fielded late night calls from TradeWinds agreed on the nationality of the patron but only one was willing to say, with confidence, that Diana Shipping was the buyer of a vessel that was inspected by as many as a dozen different owners.
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