Turkish owner EOS lines up four bulker newbuilds in China

Turkey’s EOS Group has emerged in the newbuilding market with a four-ship dry bulk order at Jiangsu Dajin Heavy Industry in China. The contracts cover two 40,400 dwt handysize bulkers and two 64,500 dwt ultramaxes, according to g a filing by Dajin’s parent Bestway Marine & Energy Technology. The two handysizes are scheduled for delivery in August 2028 and March 2029, while the ultramax pair is due in February and May 2030. No price has been disclosed. EOS Group’s maritime roots date back to 1917. The Turkish group’s shipping interests include Armador Ship Management, which operates across chemical, mineral, container and dry cargo transportation, as well as Hamburg Shipping Services and the Dentaş and Çındemir shipyards in Tuzla. Armador was also tied in 2022 to an order for two similar handysize bulkers at Dajin, with the ships delivered last year. EOS also made headlines earlier this month when Splash reported the delivery of the 917 teu Behram Box, a containership left unfinished after the 2008 financial crisis. The vessel was originally ordered around 20 years ago at Turkey’s Um Shipyard and spent more than a decade incomplete before being revived last year. It was later moved from Gölcük to Tuzla for completion, with ownership believed to rest with EOS Group and the finishing work thought to have been carried out by Dentaş Shipyard. The Behram Box has since entered service with Shipping Solutions, DP World’s feeder unit formerly known as Unifeeder, on a Turkey-Bulgaria shuttle linking Ambarli with Burgas and Varna. Adis Ajdin Adis is an experienced news reporter with a background in finance, media and education. He has written across the spectrum of offshore energy and ocean industries for many years and is a member of International Federation of Journalists. Previously he had written for Navingo media group titles including Offshore Energy, Subsea World News and Marine Energy. Read Next June 25, 2026 European Maritime Finance reshuffles top team June 24, 2026 Jinjiang Shipping doubles Yangzijiang boxship order June 24, 2026 Wallenius Wilhelmsen adds $420m to car shipping contract June 24, 2026 Norway offshore labour conflict escalates with lockout threat June 24, 2026 Poland eyes second Gdansk FSRU Back to top button