Eyal Ofer’s Zodiac Maritime is selling its oldest crude tanker in a deal that will see the 19-year-old ship continue trading.
US brokers said the company has sold the 105,000-dwt Silver Sun (built 2001), which was built at Sumitomo Heavy Industries.
The tanker has gone to an undisclosed buyer for further trading for $11.5m.
The price is within range of separate estimates by VesselsValue and Maritime Strategies International valuations platform that forecast a ship of the Silver Sun's characteristics is worth between $9.7m
