Dalian Cosco KHI Ship Engineering (Dacks) has ended an order drought with a bulker contract from Eastern Pacific Shipping of Singapore.

The Dalian-based yard has bagged an order for a pair of 61,000-dwt ultramax newbuildings from the Idan Ofer company, according to Clarksons’ Shipping Intelligence Network. The newbuildings were believed to be placed in August but the deal was never reported.