A spokesman declined to identify the counterparty that took over the 158,000-dwt Esperona and Blanca after pocketing a $21.4m payment from the Nasdaq-quoted shipowner but insisted the patron isn’t related to George Economou.
“The vessels were sold to a third party and not to a Mr. Economou entity,” the DryShips representative told TradeWinds Friday when pressed for details about a transaction that has dominated industry headlines for nearly a week.
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