Taiwan and South Korea lines don't fear US levy on Chinese ships
Taiwanese and South Korean liner operators are likely to be those least impacted by the ...
Opportunistic operators have snapped-up ships Taiwanese carrier Wan Hai Lines put up for sale in June.
The vessels, each around 1,700 teu, are the 2000-built Wan Hai 231, 2001-built Wan Hai 261, Wan Hai 262 and 263 and 2002-built Wan Hai 265, 266 and 267.
At the time, The Loadstar was told that, unlike 10 older vessels recycled in February, these ships could be sold either for scrapping or further trading.
A spokesperson for Wan Hai told The Loadstar that eventually, the ships were not ...
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