North Shipbuilding Heavy Industry wins order for 2 VLOCs

2013-12-24 09:00

Hong Kong shipowner Oak Maritime Focusing on the growing trend of iron ore transportation demand from Australia to China, at Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry ( Location Comments News ) Order 2 vessels 250000DWT large iron ore carriers ( VLOC ), each priced at 6300 USD million.

Regarding the ship order, Oak Maritime indicates further fleet expansion, the new ship selection 2016 year delivery, each priced at 6200 USD million to 6300 USD million, with no alternative orders.

It is understood that this year 5 month Oak Maritime ordered Cape-size bulk carriers at Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding, scheduled for 2 vessels 180000DWT year delivery. 2016年交付。

According to the shipowner, the new environmentally friendly design VLOC only consumes a few more tons of fuel per day than the traditional standard 180000DWT Cape-size bulk carrier, and plans to transport iron ore from Australia to China. However, if the Atlantic trade improves, the newly built VLOC can be arranged for operation on the Brazilian route, which can also achieve more optimistic returns.

Currently, Oak Maritime fleet size is 21 vessels in operation. In addition, apart from the Cape-size bulk carriers ordered from Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding, there are also 2 vessels 82000DWT bulk carriers under construction at Jiangnan Changxing Heavy Industry ( Location Comments News ) each priced at 2700 USD million, scheduled for 2014年交付。

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