Caroussis family-controlled shipowner and operator Chios Navigation has moved to bolster its tanker fleet with a pair of MR newbuilds in South Korea. Brokers report the company has contracted Hyundai Vietnam Shipbuilding for conventionally fueled, scrubber-fitted 50,000 dwt units. The newbuilds are delivering in the fourth quarter of 2027 at just above $100m, according to the recent stock exchange filing in Korea. The Piraeus-based outfit is listed as owning five bulkers and three tankers, with the fleet averaging 11 years. The company has also been linked to a handysize bulker newbuild at Imabari in Japan. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1_95_0_1_2'); }); TagsGreece