China’s Yangzijiang Shipbuilding is adding two kamsarmax bulker newbuildings to its order backlog as Japanese owner Lepta Shipping continues to grow its fleet.
The privately owned shipbuilder is said to have bagged an order for a pair of 82,000-dwt bulkers from Lepta, the joint venture between Japanese shipowner Nissen Kaiun and trading house Mitsui & Co.
Officials at Yangzijiang declined to comment on the shipyard’s newbuilding activities, citing contract confidentiality.
