News / Starocean Marine sees 87% profit from sale of newbuildings to Wan Hai

31/01/2022

Chinese-Japanese ship owner Starocean Marine has reaped an 87% profit from selling two newly built Bangkokmax ships to Taiwanese liner operator Wan Hai Lines.

Wan Hai said in a Taiwan Stock Exchange filing on Friday it was paying $43m each for the two 1,781 teu vessels, which are among 12 Starocean commissioned at Yangzijiang Shipbuilding in January last year.

The construction price was $23m each and the newbuildings are scheduled for delivery between this year and 2024. Starocean already sold one to Wan ...