Sources link Primebulk to its second bulker within a week. This time the Greek outfit has gone for the Greek controlled Alexandra panamax, spending US$4.3m on the 15-year-old ship.

Primebulk paid US$3.8m for another panamax in the past week.

Primebulk has a string of bulkers in its fleet from ultamaxes down to handysizes. The new ships marks its entry into the panamax segment.

Primebulk has also been busy selling some smaller older ships, offloading two handies in the space of a month.