Weekly Vessel Valuations Report, March 24 2026 in Weekly Vessel Valuations Report 24/03/2026 Bulkers: It was a mixed week for the Bulker market, with the larger vessel sizes improving while the smaller sizes softened. The Bulker freight markets have remained relatively unaffected by the conflict in the Middle East. However, recent attacks affecting global gas supply, raised concerns about an economic slowdown. This uncertainty spilled over into the Bulker FFA markets, where expectations for 2026 softened. Capesize Aliado (177,000 DWT, 2005, Namura) sold SS/DD Passed to Chinese buyers for USD 20.0 mil, VV Value USD 19.8 mil Kamsarmax St Dimitrios (82,700 DWT, 2007, Tadotsu Kouan) sold by BAT Hellas for USD 13 mil, VV Value USD 12.9 mil Ultramax Ability (64,300 DWT, 2021, Shin Kurushima) sold SS/DD Due to Greek buyers for USD 37 mil, VV Value USD 37.3 mil Handysize Sider Imabari (40,300 DWT, 2024, Shimanami) sold to Dadaylilar Shipping Group for USD 34.8 mil, VV Value USD 34.1 mil Handysize Sea Sapphire (32,600 DWT, 2010, Zhejiang Hongxin) sold by Hanaro Shipping for USD 8.5 mil, VV Value USD 8.8 mil Tankers: Large Tanker values continued to firm. The acquisition of Suezmax Silverway (157,800 DWT, Jan 2017, Sungdong) by MSC appears to signal growing appetite for the sector, with rumours emerging that the Owner is actively seeking additional Suezmax vessels, pointing to the early stages of a potential buying spree Suezmax Silverway (157,800, Jan 2017, HSG Sungdong DWT) bought by MSC for USD 82 mil, VV Value USD 80.79 mil Containers: Older Sub Panamax containers are up a little this week following a recent en bloc sale to MSC, older Feedermaxes are down similarly Sub Panamax Containers Margarete Schulte and Lucie Schulte (2,602 TEU, 2006, STX Offshore) sold to MSC for USD 50 mil en bloc, VV Value USD 49 mil. Feedermax Erasmus Oasis (1,049 TEU, Jun 2008, Dae Sun) sold to undisclosed buyers for USD 11 mil, VV Value USD 12.9 mil 2026-03-24 hellenicshippingnews... window.___gcfg = {lang: 'en-US'}; (function(w, d, s) { function go(){ var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], load = function(url, id) { if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement(s); js.src = url; js.id = id; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }; load('//connect.facebook.net/en/all.js#xfbml=1', 'fbjssdk'); load('https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js', 'gplus1js'); load('//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js', 'tweetjs'); } if (w.addEventListener) { w.addEventListener("load", go, false); } else if (w.attachEvent) { w.attachEvent("onload",go); } }(window, document, 'script')); tweet Share