The Athens-based owner is said to have shelled out $13.5m onthe 159,800-dwt Chrismir (built 1997) from German owner F. Laeisz, according toLondon-based brokers.

Online platform Vesselsvalue.com believes the ship is worthslightly less at $12.8m.

The Chrismir is one of only four bulkers, including twocapes, in the fleet of containership specialist F. Laeisz, according toClarksons.

TradeWinds reported last month that brokers had linked NGMoundreas to the purchase of the 168,000-dwt bulker CSK