IPO king, James Christodoulou, is planning to raise up to $260m for a new Nasdaq listed bulk carrier operation linked to the family of Greek shipowner, George Economou.

Athens based OceanFreight Inc has filed for an initial public offering with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, but is so far giving relatively little away about its plans.

James Christodoulou
An OceanFreight announcement indicates that the initial fleet will comprise a capesize and six panamax bulk carriers, but does not indicate vessel names, or say anything about the business plan.

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