Taiwan’s Chinese Maritime Transport (CMT) has returned to China State Shipbuilding Corporation’s Qingdao Beihai yard with an order for two newcastlemax bulk carriers.
The Taipei-listed owner confirmed it will pay between $76m and $79.8m per 210,000 dwt vessel. Deliveries have not yet been disclosed.
The order builds on CMT’s ongoing newbuilding push, which already includes four newcastlemaxes at CSBC Corporation in Taiwan, contracted at around $77.5m apiece for handover in 2026 and 2027.
CMT, which controls its 12-strong bulk carrier fleet through subsidiaries in Singapore and Hong Kong, has a long relationship with Qingdao Beihai. The company has previously ordered six newcastlemaxes at the yard, including the 2024-built China Vista (pictured).
The latest pair will feature the yard’s fifth-generation design developed by the China Ship Design & Research Center. Each ship will measure 300 m in length with a 50 m beam.
