SWS, subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), will incorporated environmentally-friendly features into the newbuildings, as well as ballast water treatment systems to meet global regulations, the local media reported.
Financial details of the shipbuilding order were not disclosed.
Since 2002, Foremost Group has built more than 10 bulkers of 175,000-206,000-dwt in capacity at SWS.
The US firm currently operates a fleet of 18 dry bulk carriers.
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