China Merchants Energy Transportation (CMES) has extended its newcastlemax orderbook this year to 12 ships worth $913m.
Industry sources said the company has put pen to paper on an order for two scrubber-fitted 210,000-dwt bulk carriers at Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry, which was first reported in May.
When news of the shipowner’s plans was published in TradeWinds, CMES was said to be considering six to eight newbuildings at the yard.
