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Secondhand
Every Vessel Hunter story on Secondhand: 7 stories, from 10 July 2026 to 7 October 2026. Newest: "Lila Global sells 20-year-old VLCC Vadin for $117m, nearly double its price". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.

Lila Global sells 20-year-old VLCC Vadin for $117m, nearly double its price
Lila Global has sold the 2006-built VLCC Vadin, ex-Kasagisan, for $117m, months after buying her from Mitsui OSK Lines for $60.5m.

MSC Buys Three More Secondhand Boxships After 500-Ship Run
MSC has been linked to three further secondhand containerships, weeks after passing roughly 500 such purchases since August 2020 and with 2.94m TEU still on order.

BULL Adds the Lady of Doria as Its Fourth MR Tanker in Four Months
Buana Lintas Lautan has bought the 20-year-old, 46,000 dwt MR2 Lady of Doria, its fourth MR purchase in as many months and the exit from shipping of Bangladesh's Doria Shipping.

Sinokor Buys 73 VLCCs for $6bn and Becomes the Largest Tanker Operator
The South Korean owner has spent as much on secondhand crude carriers in 2026 as the next eight largest tanker buyers combined.

Four-Year-Old Capesize Bulker Sells For Seventy-Eight Million
A capesize bulk carrier built in 2022 has been sold for around seventy-eight million dollars in what brokers describe as an exceptionally rare transaction, as a large Japanese private owner trims a fleet of some twenty vessels in the

Norwegian Owner Sells Two Suezmax Tankers And Prepares Newbuildings
A Norwegian tanker owner has agreed to sell two Suezmax tankers built in 2004 and 2005 for a combined fifty million dollars, expecting a book profit of about fourteen million, and has reached a preliminary agreement for two

BW LPG India books $36m gain selling vintage VLGC
BW LPG has agreed to sell the 2007-built VLGC BW Elm through its Indian arm, booking a $36m gain as strong secondhand values fund fleet renewal.
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