Scorpio Bulkers has sold off six new capesizes from its vast orderbook to Eyal Ofer’s Zodiac Maritime.

The $227m en bloc deal revives memories Zodiac's famous purchase of the Associated Bulk Carriers (ABC) fleet 15 years ago.

New York-listed Scorpio (ticker symbol SALT) is understood to be parting with three from China’s Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) and three at Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering.

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