IINO LINES to sell VLCC for about JPY6.9bn　飯野海運、VLCC1隻を約69億円で売却

2006-built tanker divested as company seizes surge in market prices

2006年建造、市況高騰のタイミング掴む

IINO LINES announced on 6 March 2026 that it has decided to transfer (sell) the very large crude carrier (VLCC) KIHO (built in 2006, 300,866 deadweight tons) to an overseas third-party entity.

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→ IINO LINES will sell the VLCC and secure a disposal gain of approximately JPY6.9bn.

→ The disposal gain (extraordinary profit) will be recorded from the next fiscal year onward. However, there is a note regarding the sale and purchase contract due to the conflict in the Strait of Hormuz.

→ Secondhand VLCC prices have risen by more than 50 per cent in one year, an extraordinary market surge.

→ Quantitative information including IINO LINES’ financial data, such as PBR and ROE, as well as the number of operating vessels and the ratio of owned ships.

→ The move is attracting attention as an asset strategy by a Japanese shipping company that has identified the peak of the market.

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飯野海運、VLCC1隻を約69億円で売却

2006年建造、市況高騰のタイミング掴む

　飯野海運は2026年3月6日、大型原油タンカー（VLCC）「KIHO」（2006年建造、30万866重量トン）を海外の第三者法人に譲渡（売船）することを決めたと発表した。

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→飯野海運がVLCCを売却し約69億円の売船益を確保へ。

→売却益（特別利益）の計上は来期以降になる。ただし、ホルムズ海峡の紛争で売買契約についての注釈あり。

→中古VLCC価格が1年で50％超上昇という異例の市況高騰。

→飯野海運の財務データ、PBRやROE、運航隻数と保有船の比率などの定量情報

→市況のピークを見極めた日本船社の資産戦略として注目。

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