DryShips has confirmed its entry into the VLGC market with a $83.5m acquisition from TMS Cardiff Gas.

The George Economou-led company said it has exercised its first option to acquire a ship currently under construction at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI).

It comes less than a week after Dryships outlined its intention to spend cash from a recent deal with Kalani Investments to buy VLGCs owned privately by the Economou family.

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