Greek dry bulk specialist Seanergy Maritime Holdings has received the first of seven second hand bulkers the company had arranged to buy for around US$183m in total back in August.

The first dry bulk carrier in the series is the 170,024dwt Capesize, which has been renamed M/V Premiership.

M/V Premiership was built in 2010 by South Korea's Sungdong SB and has been employed in the spot market.

Seaenergy financed the purchase through a senior secured loan agreement and through a funding arrangement with its sponsor.

The acquisition of the remaining vessels is expected to be completed by Nov. 30, 2015.

After the delivery of the remaining six vessels, Seaenergy will have a fleet of a total of eight dry bulk carriers, six Capesizes and two Supramaxes, with a combined cargo carrying capacity of approximately 1,145,553dwt and an average fleet age of about 7.1 years.