An awakening of the capesize market is prompting some idle vessels to move into position for business again.

Four such ships in the fleet of Greek owner Centrofin have interrupted several weeks of inactivity in Far Eastern waters and are now ballasting towards Australia for fixtures, according to AIS data.

The 175,100-dwt Philippos A (built 2011) had been sitting out the market slump the longest, being anchored off Hong Kong since late January.