Norway’s Höegh Autoliners has sold another 6,000 ceu vessel, following the sale of Höegh Chiba to Swedish shipowner and investor Wallenius Lines.
The Oslo-listed operator of around 40 car carriers has now struck a deal with an unnamed buyer for the 2006-built Höegh Kobe.
The Singapore-flagged vessel will change hands by July for a price tag of $59m. A nine-month-old Norway-flagged sister vessel Höegh Chiba was offloaded for $61m in February. Both ships were debt-free.
Andreas Enger, chief executive of Höegh Autoliners said the sale presented another good opportunity to optimise the fleet as the date of the delivery of the first newbuilding gets closer. The company has 12 multi-fuel and net zero carbon ready Aurora class 9,100 ceu ships delivering from 2024 through 2027.