News / AAL opts for multipurpose newbuilds despite lucrative demand for boxes

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18/10/2021

At a time of massive earnings – thanks to spiralling volumes spilling over from the container segment – Singapore-based breakbulk and heavylift operator AAL plans to add four new 32,000 dwt multipurpose vessels (MPVs) to its fleet.

They will be constructed at CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipyard ...

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