News / Sinokor orders bigger box ships to boost capacity on India service

Sinokor's 5,047 teu Felixstowe Bridge. Photo: VesselFinder

Sinokor Merchant Marine, South Korea’s largest non-listed shipping company, has ordered 8,000 teu ships for the first time.

The company, through subsidiary Sinokor Line, usually operates intra-Asia services using ships of up to 4,000 teu, and functions as a tonnage provider of vessels up to around 6,000 teu.

Sinokor has confirmed orders for a dozen newbuildings at Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering, whose shipyards include Hyundai Heavy Industries and Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD). The orders comprise six 8,000 teu vessels, four  at ...