Erasmus Shipinvest has grown its position in the capesize segment with its latest moves coming in collaboration with a major name in Chinese finance.

But Erasmus' Athens-based chief executive officer John Su is not commenting for now on business ties to China Minsheng Trust.

The Erasmus website shows three capesizes in its managed fleet. The first is the 175,000-dwt Msxt Vivienne (built 2004), in which the letters Msxt stand for "Minsheng Trust" in Chinese.