SK Shipping locked two of its capesize bulkers into three-year employment with Koch Logistics.
European brokers said the unit of US conglomerate Koch Industries took SK's 181,000-dwt K Victory (built 2012) and K Confidence (built 2013) for $18,000 per day.
The deal factors in scrubbers that are being installed in the vessels.
There have been very few period deals of this length being concluded this year, so it is difficult to find a deal to compare directly with.
