Finnish owner ESL Shipping has said serious technical faults with its new LNG-fuelled bulkers have been "mainly fixed."

The 25,600-dwt Viiki and 23,650-dwt Haaga were delivered last year from Jinling Shipyard in China.

But in February ESL said there were "serious technical problems" with their cranes, supplied by Cargotec MacGregor.

During the first quarter, profitability was hit as a result of the "extensive and serious problems in the conventional mechanics of the cranes."