George Economou’s Cardiff Marine and Oldendorff Carriers are each said to have ordered four firm ships plus two options.

The 208,000-dwt ships are due to be delivered between 2015 and 2016, say Fearnleys. The ships are said to be costing $55m each.

Yangzijiang revealed that it had won an order for six VLOCs on Tuesday, but did not disclose the identity of the shipowner.

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