Seacon agrees sale and leaseback for bulker newbuild

China’s Seacon Shipping has secured financing for one of its handysize bulk carriers under construction in Japan. The Hong Kong-listed company said in a filing it had agreed to a $31.38m sale and leaseback deal for a 40,000 dwt bulker with Panama-incorporated Dawn Shipping and its Japan-based parent, whose ultimate beneficial owner is Kohei Kondo. …