A top UK sale-and-purchase broker claimsthe Greek operator is getting ready to part ways with the 24,100-dwtFreeKnight (built 1998) after finding a buyer willing to pay roughly $3.6m.
The price tag is well below the $5.5mthe VesselsValue.com believes the ship to be worth in today’s market and muchhigher than the $2.7m it might fetch if sold for demolition.
FreeSeas chief executive Ion Varouxakis said the bulker “has not yet been sold” when contacted byTradeWinds Friday but declined to comment when asked if a deal was in theworks.
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