It said the 3,500-cbm sisters Eco Elysium, Eco Royalty and Eco Loyalty will be bareboated to an established owner-operator on delivery in August this year, April 2015 and May 2015 respectively.

All are being built at Kitanihon Zosen in Japan.

The company also announced deals for existing vessels, including three new one-year charters, two 12-month extensions and a four-month booking for a 2003-built carrier.

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