Greek owner Evalend Shipping has doubled an order for handysize product carriers with a return to its favoured Chinese shipyard.

The Kriton Lendoudis-backed company is said to have commissioned Yangzijiang Shipbuilding to build four 39,000-dwt vessels for delivery between 2027 and 2028.

Shipbuilding sources said Evalend was behind the four MR1 tankers that Yangzijiang announced on Monday.