New York-listed Scorpiohas exercised options on a quartet of 37,000-dwt tankers at Hyundai MipoDockyard and added four more options to its tally, it revealed this afternoon.

Scorpio will take in the $30m eco newbuildings from the third quarter of 2014, a statement says.

The deal comes only a fewdays after it chalked up an order at SPP and marks its third newbuilding swoopin what has been a hectic start to 2013.