Unibaltic has sold the chemical tanker Agath

Cypriot shipowner Unibaltic Shipping Ltd, with Polish roots and fleet management in Szczecin, announced on social media on Friday, November 26, the sale of the oldest vessel in its fleet.

The vessel, in Unibaltic colours, had made 325 voyages and had been employed for three and a half years on time charter by reputable charterers, the Szczecin-based shipowner reported.

The new ship’s name and the identity of the new owner of the double-sheeted product-chemical tanker Agath (IMO No., GT 1716, deadweight 3232 t, displacement 4297 t, cargo capacity 3072 m³, overall length 83.50 m; IMO Class II and III; ice class FS Ice Class II; built in 1991 at the Danish shipyard Nordsovaerftet A/S) were not disclosed.

Agath was owned by Unibaltic Holdings Ltd since November 2016, but the ship’s managing owner had already been Unibaltic Sp. z o.o. since December 2010. (then Unibaltic Shipping Ltd). In contrast, Unibaltic Shipping Ltd had already been the ship’s operator since January 2011. It was then renamed from Helle to Agath.

The handover of the ship to the new owner by Unibaltic took place at Europort (Rotterdam), at the berths near Noordzeeweg, where the ship has been since 23 November.

Along with the announcement of the sale of the vessel, it was stated that “Unibaltic is continuously pursuing its fleet renewal strategy through the acquisition of new vessels and the sale of older vessels”.

rel. PBS/ PortalMorski.pl