Oslo-listed shipowner Belships has acquired two more Japan-built ultramax bulkers with time-charters attached and has fixed two other vessels on period charters.

The Norwegian firm on Tuesday said it is adding two 64,000-dwt vessels that were built in 2019 and 2020 to its fleet.

The pair have been financed through time-charter lease agreements for a fixed period of around five years, plus options to extend for a further two years.