Greek owner Sea Pioneer Shipping has returned to Japan with a deal for the construction of three kamsarmax bulk carriers at Oshima Shipbuilding.
Industry sources say the Vasilis Bacolitsas-led company paid around $114m for the 81,800 dwt trio set to deliver in the third and fourth quarters of 2025.
The deal marks Sea Pioneer’s second bulker order in Japan and its first since June 2015, when the company contracted Tsuneishi Shipbuilding for a pair of 82,000 dwt kamsarmaxes.
Excluding the newbuilds, the Athens-based company lists 12 ships in its fleet: six bulkers and six tankers.
