A new Bulgarian shipping player that has invested in two supramaxes plans to more than double its fleet next year.

Commodity trader Eleen Marine has emerged as the buyer of the 55,700-dwt supramax Bulk Neptune (built 2009) with Varna-based Meteor Management Bulgaria as its shipmanager.

Japan’s Doun Kisen sold the ship for about $15m at the end of July.

The Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding-constructed ship’s buyers were not identified at the time.