CLARKSONS PLATOU HELLAS – SnP WEEKLY BULLETIN in Weekly Shipbuilding Reports 13/02/2026 Tankers and Bulkers continue to benefit from overall firm market sentiment, supporting steady levels of secondhand activity across the board. Buyers remain engaged, with transactions materializing in both larger and mid-sized segments as confidence in earnings and asset values persists. On the dry side, Chinese interests have been particularly active in the Capesize segment. Meanwhile, the tanker market maintains solid momentum across all sectors, with strong buying appetite from Far Eastern and Greek buyers. Dry Cargo On the Capesize front, activity has remained firm, with several notable transactions concluded during the week. The scrubber-fitted STAR SCARLETT (ABT 175K DWT, 2014, JINHAI, SCRUBBER) was acquired by Chinese interests at around USD 36 m. Meantime, the EPIC (ABT 182K DWT, 2010, ODENSE LINDO) was sold at USD 32.5 m, and the same aged Chinese built CAPE BRAZIL (ABT 177K DWT, 2010, SWS) achieved a price of USD 31 m. In the Handysize segment, activity was more selective, yet present. The CS CANDY (ABT 37K DWT, 2012, TIANJIN XIANGANG, ICE CLASS 1C) was sold at levels in the mid to high USD 11s m. Tanker On tankers, the VLCC sector witnessed another landmark transaction, as c/o Pan Ocean secured 10 scrubber-fitted VLCCs from SK Shipping, including units built between 2008 and 2013. The enbloc deal concluded at around USD 668 m and includes attached time-charter agreements back to SK Shipping. C/o Euronav have sold the sister VLCCs ILMA & INGRID (ABT 318K DWT, 2012, HYUNDAI HI) to S. Korean interests reportedly generating a combined capital gain of USD 98.2 m. The transaction highlights the strong demand and continued liquidity in the VLCC space, with a stronger preference towards Korean-built tonnage. Meanwhile on Suezmaxes, c/o Nordic Tankers sold the NORDIC POLLUX (ABT 150K DWT, 2003, NKK (TSU)) at USD 25 m. The product tanker segment has also been experiencing increased activity. On MRs, the UOG OSLO (ABT 46K DWT, 2010, HYUNDAI MIPO) was sold at USD 23.5 m, and the sisters ELANDRA FJORD & ELANDRA BALTIC (ABT 51K DWT, 2011, HYUNDAI MIPO) achieved USD 24.5 m each from Greek interests. Download PDF Source: Clarkson Platou (Hellas) ltd 2026-02-13 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