Great Eastern Shipping Company has signed a contract to sell, a 1996-built Capesize Dry Bulk Carrier ‘Jag Aijun’ (164,796 dwt). The vessel will be delivered to the buyers during the Q4 2014-15.
The company’s current fleet stands at 30 vessels, comprising 21 tankers (8 crude carriers, 12 product tankers, 1 LPG carriers) and 9 dry bulk carriers (1 Capesize, 3 Kamsarmax, 5 Supramax) with an average age of 10 years aggregating 2.42 mn dwt. The current order book comprises 5 bulk carriers and 1 product tanker.
Great Eastern Shipping Company is India’s largest private sector shipping company. The company’s major businesses include shipping and offshore.