Canada’s Fednav has returned to its favourite Japanese shipyard, ordering six more laker newbuildings for delivery between 2019 and 2021.

Chief executive Paul Pathy tells TradeWinds that this brings to 10 the number of newbuildings his company has under construction at Oshima Shipbuilding.

The other four vessels, ordered late last year, are slated for 2018 ­delivery.

Pathy says the latest six 34,500-dwt Great Lakes-capable bulkers were ordered “primarily with the replacement of our fleet in mind”.