- Eagle Bulk Shipping ( EGLX ) has acquired an Ultramax bulkcarrier for $27.5M, with delivery scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2022.
- The 2015-built scrubber-fitted vessel was constructed at Imabari Shipbuilding in Japan. It will be renamed the M/V Tokyo Eagle.
- As previously disclosed, the company closed on the sale of the M/V Cardinal (2004-built non-scrubber fitted Supramax) in August 2022. The vessel was sold for $15.8M and delivered just prior to her statutory drydock due date.
- Following these transactions, Eagle’s ( NASDAQ: EGLE ) fleet will total 53 ships (91% scrubber-fitted) with an average age of 9.5 years.
- EGLE shares have gained 2.13% pre-market
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Eagle Bulk Shipping buys Ultramax bulkcarrier for $27.5M