Turkish industrial conglomerate Ciner Group is poised to re-enter the container shipping market with two 3,100 TEU vessels at China’s New Dayang Shipyard.

Boxship newbuilding players estimate each ship at around $44m, with deliveries expected in late 2027. While the exact design details remain under wraps, sources suggest the vessels will be conventional boxships suitable for regional and intra-Asia trades.

Ciner has previous experience in container shipping, having owned a quartet of 9,030 teu post-panamax vessels built in 2015-2016. The ships were initially chartered to Hanjin until the carrier’s collapse, after which the units were sold en bloc in 2021, marking Ciner’s exit from the container shipping business.

The Istanbul-based group, best known for its bulkers, is already a known customer of New Dayang, having previously placed orders for ultramaxes at the yard.