China's Yangzijiang Shipbuilding has confirmed orders for four 82,000-dwt bulker newbuildings as part of series of new orders for 13 ships worth $318m.

Few other details about the contracts were disclosed by the Singapore-listed company other than the ships would be delivered between 2018 and 2020.

TradeWinds reported on Friday that Greece’s Chartworld Shipping had ordered four kamsarmax newbuildings at Yangzijiang at $23m each.

Chartworld’s