News / PanStar orders cruise ship with box capacity

PanStar Dream Ferry

PanStar Line, the South Korean passenger and cargo ship operator which recently reported soaring express cargo volumes, yesterday ordered a cruise ship which has 250 teu of container capacity.

The ship, able to carry 399 people, was ordered at Dae Sun Shipbuilding & Engineering, and the newbuilding contract was signed at the PanStar group’s headquarters in Busan. The newbuilding price was not disclosed.

The PanStar group said that in expectations of an eventual recovery in tourism post-Covid, it wants to expand its ...