PL Shipping has added a handysize bulker — its second such move in five years in the sale-and-­purchase market.

Reference sources show the Greek company as the new owner of the 34,100-dwt Eftichia (renamed Hope, built 2011).

The vessel is believed to have joined PL Shipping’s fleet this month.

It previously belonged to Greek peer Super-­Eco Bulkers, which had been trading it since ­delivery from Dae Sun Shipbuilding & Engineering.