Seanergy Maritime's charterers are picking up the tab for a $12.5m plan to fit scrubbers for a portion of its capsize fleet.

Five of the Greek shipowner's nine vessels will be outfitted with already-acquired Hyundai Materials technology in the middle of next year at a drydock in China, then hired out to unnamed firms.

"We believe that the significant investment that will be implemented in full cooperation with our charterers represents a balanced and comprehensive approach towards the new environmental regulations scheduled to become effective as of 1 January 2020," said Seanergy...