News / Five major shipyards compete to build five 13,000 teu ships for ONE

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Major shipbuilders in China, South Korea and Japan have told The Loadstar they will bid to construct five 13,000 teu ships for ONE.

Japan’s Imabari Shipbuilding, South Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries and Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, China’s Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding and Jiangnan Shipyard said they had been shortlisted to offer pricing, designs and delivery dates for the ships.

Shipbuilding sources say ONE is asking for scrubber-installed, dual-fuel vessels that can operate on fuel oil and LNG.

A ONE spokesperson told The Loadstar it would not ...