Xiamen-based bulker owner Amoysailing Maritime has booked four 82，000 dwt kamsarmaxes at Jiangsu Watts Energy & Engineering， handing the Chinese yard its first newbuilding contract.

The quartet is scheduled for delivery in 2028. No price has been disclosed， although shipbuilding sources put standard Chinese-built 82，000 dwt kamsarmaxes at around $35m to $38m each， with higher-specification tonnage reaching about $42m.

The deal adds another 328，000 dwt to a growing Amoysailing newbuild programme. The Chinese owner signed for another two 63，500 dwt ultramaxes at Jiangsu Haitong late last year， also for delivery in 2028， after taking delivery of four sisterships from the same yard this year.

Amoysailing’s current fleet list shows 17 operating bulkers， including two 81，000 dwt ships on five-year bareboat charters. The group already has exposure to the kamsarmax sector through ships including the 82，250 dwt June Loong and the 81，608 dwt Amoy Power.

Amoysailing traces its roots in Xiamen back to 2002 and moved into shipowning in 2009. The company has expanded aggressively in recent years through a mixture of secondhand purchases and newbuildings.

Watts Energy， meanwhile， was established in 2008 and has until now concentrated on marine energy equipment， offshore structures and ship repair and conversion. Its Qidong facility covers around 660，000 sq m and includes a 270 m by 50 m marine dock and a 1，000-tonne gantry crane. The company was also part of the new Qidong repair yard venture with Shanghai COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry that opened in 2024.