Shipowner George Economou has been linked to a potential $75m capesize deal that, if confirmed, would mark his return to the sale-and-purchase market.

It would also signal a wider revival in S&P activity for big bulkers.

Several Athens-based brokers identified the versatile Greek owner as the buyer of a pair of capesizes reported sold by Cara Shipping, the Singapore-based shipping unit of China’s Rizhao Steel.