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German shipowning group Peter Döhle Schiffahrts has broken a long-time holdout to order four 14,000 teu newbuilds in China, adding to a global shipping orderbook that will last past 2029.

The company has not placed a newbuild order since 2015, preferring to snap up second-hand tonnage – for example, from Capital Product Partners this year.

The new 14,000 teu vessels, each costing $150m, will be methanol-ready, but will be equipped with scrubbers.

This suggests the ...

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