Oslo Bulk has purchased three multipurpose ships in what may be a $19.5m deal that shows just how much the Oslo and Singapore-based shipowner prefers sistership series.

In off-market deals, the company has purchased three 10,000-dwt ships that have been renamed Oslo Forest 1, Oslo Forest 2 (both built 2011) and Oslo Forest 3 (built 2012), managing director Alf Andersen confirms.