Broker talk swirls around sale of four Atlas Maritime suezmax resales for ‘massive’ price

The sale and purchase rumour mill is abuzz with talk of another potentially hugely lucrative resale deal involving Greece’s Atlas Maritime.

European broking sources have linked the Leon Patitsas-led owner to the disposal of the first four of eight suezmaxes it has on order at DH Shipbuilding in South Korea.

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The 157,000-dwt Geneva Star, Lausanne Star, North Star and Viking Star are said to be fetching $96m each, but deals have not been confirmed.