Evangelos Marinakis is said to have stepped up his interest in the capesize sale-and-purchase (S&P) market with a move for three, or even five, bulkers from SK Shipping of South Korea.

Marinakis had been dormant in buying trading bulkers for more than half a decade before taking two capesizes in separate transitions since September.

Popular chatter in the S&P market this week was that he was back for more, buying a trio of modern SK Shipping capesizes.