Sources reported the sale of the Capesize bulk carrier Ekaterini V, with the transaction recorded in an Advanced Shipping & Trading weekly market report dated 9 October 2026.
The brief notice states that the vessel, described as "Ekaterini V" 173/2012 built at Bohai, China, was committed to Far Eastern interests for USD 35 million. The report includes the vessel’s survey status as SS/DD 01/2027, as published by Advanced Shipping & Trading S.A.
The sale figure was presented as a single-line entry within the week 41 market summary on reports. The item gives the buyer only as Far Eastern interests and does not identify a named purchaser, nor does it disclose the seller in the published note.
The Advanced Shipping & Trading report that recorded the commitment was issued under the headline Advanced Shipping & Trading – WEEKLY SHIPPING MARKET REPORT WEEK 41 2026, and the reports item carries the date 2026-10-09. The original market comment is credited to Advanced Shipping & Trading S.A. in the source summary.
The published entry lists the ship by name and the numeric shorthand 173/2012 alongside the shipyard location Bohai, China. The notation SS/DD 01/2027 is included in the same line of the report, indicating the next scheduled special survey and dry-docking milestone as reported by Advanced Shipping & Trading S.A.
The single-line report provided the sale price of USD 35 million and the geographical buyer description but did not supply further commercial terms, delivery dates or financing detail. There is no additional vessel specification or trading history in the published note beyond the build reference and survey timing.
Transaction particulars
The published record is succinct: vessel name, build reference and yard, the SS/DD notation and the sale price with a buyer region. reports reproduced the weekly market entry from Advanced Shipping & Trading with those particulars on 9 October 2026.
This brief format is common in weekly market summaries where trades are logged as concise lines. The published line for Ekaterini V is limited to the factual details above and does not expand into negotiated terms, broker names or post-sale employment.
Source attribution and reporting
The sale was reported and attributed to Advanced Shipping & Trading S.A. The item appears within the week 41 market report and is dated 2026-10-09 in the reports listing.
The information provided by Advanced Shipping & Trading S.A., as reproduced by reports, is the basis for the recorded commitment of Ekaterini V at USD 35 million to Far Eastern interests; no further corroborating detail is contained in the supplied summary.
The published note is therefore a concise market entry that records a vessel commitment and the principal transactional facts as stated by Advanced Shipping & Trading S.A.
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