Zhejiang-based shipbuilder, Yangfan Group, has received six 2,200 teu container newbuilding orders from Afrika-Linien (DAL)/John T Essberger Group.
The order includes four ships plus two options, valued at around US$26m each, which are due for delivery from 2015.
The ships are likely to be built at Zhoushan Dashenzhou Shipbuilding and Repair, a subsidiary of Yangfan Group.