A major owner active across the entire shipping gamut is looking into newbuilding orders to keep his fleet diversified.

Lou Kollakis, a leading member of the Chartworld group of companies that is controlled by his family, admits some reluctance to book vessels amid high newbuilding prices and interest rates.

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This article is part of our Greece business focus, which includes articles on future fuels, tonnage tax wobbles and how the nation’s shipowners are seeking ways to reassert their dominance.

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