Top Ships has bought two MR tanker newbuildings from chief executive Evangelos Pistiolis.

The New York-listed shipowner announced Thursday that it spent $14.35m to buy two Pistiolis-affiliated companies that control scrubber-fitted 50,000-dwt MRs under construction at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea.

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"The new additions to our fleet are in-line with our strategy of always operating latest technology ships and increase our gross revenue backlog for the fixed charter period of our vessels by $38.3m,