Greek tanker owner Pleiades Shipping is pressing ahead with its fleet rejuvenation programme with three additional LR1 newbuilds in China. The Kifissia-based company has revealed a 73,000 dwt trio booked at New Times Shipbuilding for delivery in 2028. Last October, brokers reported a deal for two firm and two optional units costing around $55m each, but the company’s website now shows five newbuildings contracted. Pleiades lists a fleet of 10 tankers, including five Sumitomo-built 61,300 dwt panamax product carriers, most of which were delivered in 2006. The order at New Times is the company’s first at a Chinese yard. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1_95_0_1_2'); });