Indonesian tanker operator Soechi Lines has ventured into the sale-and-purchase market for a second time this year with the purchase of a small chemical and product tanker from China’s ICBC Leasing.
The company has reportedly paid $9.2m for the 16,900-dwt Ping An (built 2010), a vessel that was recently operating in the fleet of Shandong Shipping.
Soechi sources told TradeWinds that it has taken prompt delivery of the ship, which is now at the Indonesian island of Batam and has been renamed Bintang Samudra T.
