Castor takes a loss on boxship sale

Cyprus-based shipowner Castor Maritime will sell one of its three containerships, taking a loss of about $3.3m. The Petros Panagiotidis-led company has struck a $16.5m deal with an unaffiliated third party for the 2005-built 2,700 teu Ariana A. The company picked up the German-built boxship, estimated by VesselsValue at $17.25m, in a family-related deal from …

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