Scorpio Bulkers: Our 74 newbuildings hit the target

"Our fleet of 74 newbuilding dry bulk vessels are poised to be delivered into favorable rate environments," says Emanuele Lauro, Scorpio Bulkers CEO, in a new annual report - devoid of ships.

BY OLE ANDERSEN

With a giant newbuilding program for a total 74 ships, the new and extremely aggressive carrier Scorpio Bulkers must be confident that its timing is absolutely right. And the CEO of the New York-listed dry bulk carrier and sister company of equally aggressive tank carrier Scorpio Tankers is just that.

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