Wan Hai and Cosco step up box ship 'arms race' with more newbuild orders
Taiwan’s Wan Hai Lines has returned to South Korea for more newbuilding containerships, as it ...
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The global containership orderbook continues to expand: on Friday, both Taiwanese liner operator Evergreen and Chinese intra-Asia carrier SITC ordered more newbuildings.
Evergreen returned to Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding for two 24,000 teu ships to be delivered late 2023-early 2024, while SITC exercised options for two 1,023 teu vessels at Dae Sun Shipbuilding & Engineering.
The Evergreen newbuilding price was not disclosed, but a similar type is now valued at $180m.
Hudong-Zhonghua won orders for four 23,000 teu ships from Evergreen in November 2019, parent ...
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