Fast-growing capesize owner GoodBulk has set the table for a likely run at a New York initial public offering in the first half of this year after its latest swoop on vessels over the holiday break.

The John Michael Radziwill-led company could be in the documentation phases of an IPO even faster than that — perhaps in the first quarter — after acquiring 23 ships and a junior listing in Oslo during 2017, according to sources familiar with its efforts.