Three European shipowners have collectively put together $270m of feeder boxship newbuilding deals.

German tonnage providers Nordic Hamburg and USC Barnkrug, as well as Norwegian owner Arne Blystad, have separately inked deals for up to nine feederships costing more than $30m each, according to industry sources.

Nordic Hamburg and USC are believed to be ordering up to seven 1,380-teu containerships at Chinese builder Penglai Zhongbai Jinglu Ship Industry.