Low-profile Ocean Freighters is the latest in a growing list of Greek players to break a long abstinence from buying dry bulk tonnage on the secondhand market.

The Piraeus-based company has emerged as the buyer of a Japan­ese-controlled kamsarmax, the 82,100-dwt Billion Trader II (built 2007). Βrokers reported in late February that Nisshin had sold the vessel for between $12m and $12.5m