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Wan Hai Lines has gone to China International Marine Containers (CIMC) and Singamas to buy more dry containers, as liner operators stock up during the highly publicised equipment shortage.
In a filing to the Taiwan Stock Exchange, Wan Hai said it had ordered 30,000 teu from CIMC and 18,000 teu from Xiamen Pacific Container Manufacturing, a subsidiary of Singamas, itself, a subsidiary of Pacific International Lines, at a total cost of around $148.6m.
CIMC and Singamas are, respectively, the world’s largest and ...
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