News / OM Maritime negotiating first newbuild order: box ships from HHI

Sea Lead's 6,350 teu Bigli, formerly MOL Paradise. Credit Vesselfinder

Singapore-based tonnage provider OM Maritime has confirmed to The Loadstar it is in talks with South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries to build up to four 8,000 teu dual-fuelled ships.

MD Subhangshu Dutt said there had been a change to OM Maritime’s initial plan to build 7,000 teu ships in China and added: “The dual-fuelled ships are more in line with our company’s policy of a green initiative.”

OM Maritime, which had been active in the tanker segment, entered the boxship sector this year ...