Brokers tell TradeWinds that the French owner is tipped to have bought Hull Nos 2289 and 2290 under construction at Yangfan Group (Zhoushan) in China from Greek owner Transbulk.
A price of $17.5m is being placed on each of the B Delta-design bulkers, which are set for delivery this year.
Sources describe the figure for the ships, which presently carry the names Moon Star and Crescent Star, as “very low”.
