Opposition builds for final hearing on US plan to tax Chinese box ship calls
US importers and shippers await the outcome of the final hearing on the new administration’s ...
South Korea’s flagship line, HMM, has invited tenders from its four largest compatriot shipbuilders to build nine 8,000 teu containerships.
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), Samsung Heavy Industries, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) and HJ Shipbuilding & Construction said ther had provided their best prices for methanol-fuelled ships for delivery in 2025 to 2026.
Based on similar recent orders, 8,000-teu newbuild prices are in the region of $95m each.
A spokesperson for HMM told The Loadstar: “HMM is considering a range of options ...
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