Evangelos Pistiolis is expanding his fleet with an order of nearly $130m for two scrubber-fitted suezmax tanker newbuildings.

The private arm of the Greek shipowner's Central Group, has commissioned South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries to construct the 158,000-dwt crude carriers for delivery in the first half of 2021.

One of the two ships is set for completion in the first quarter of 2021 and the other in the second quarter, market sources in Athens told TradeWinds.