Norwegian owner Songa Bulk has taken its August acquisition tally to three with the addition of two more Japanese-controlled vessels this week.

Oslo-listed Songa Bulk has tied up the 81,000-dwt Goddess Santosh Devi (built 2014) from the fleet of bankrupt United Ocean Group, sources say.

A price of $22.75m is being placed on the Tsuneishi Shipbuilding-constructed bulker, which is in line with the present market and close to the $21.2m