Yangzijiang Bags Newbuild Orders Worth $133 Mln

 

Three of these orders for 1,800 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) containerships were exercised from options tied to existing shipbuilding orders. Three others for 82,000-deadweight-tonne bulk carriers were new shipbuilding orders.

 

The new ships are scheduled to be delivered in phases between 2018 to 2020.

 

Yangzijiang Shipbuilding group till this day has  secured a total of 19 effective shipbuilding contracts with an aggregate value of $540m, and there is nine outstanding options including one 6,500 dwt con-ro vessel, two 62,000 dwt bulk carriers, three 1,800 teu containerships and three 29,800 dwt self-unloading vessels to be carried forward.