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Bihar International orders up to eight tankers at New Times Shipbuilding

Photo of Jason Jiang Jason JiangJuly 16, 2019
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Saudi Arabian owner Bihar International has placed orders at China’s New Times Shipbuilding for the construction of up to eight tankers.

According to shipbroking sources, the newbuilding contracts include firm orders for two 110,000 dwt tankers and two 50,000 dwt tankers plus options to order an additional two vessels for each ship type. All the vessels will be fitted with scrubbers.

The price for each 110,000 dwt ship and 50,000 dwt ship is $48m and $37m respectively, and deliveries are scheduled in 2021.

Bihar Shipping currently operates a fleet of 26 tankers and 34 offshore vessels.

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Photo of Jason Jiang Jason JiangJuly 16, 2019
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Jason Jiang

Jason is one of the most prolific writers on the diverse China shipping & logistics industry and his access to the major maritime players with business in China has proved an invaluable source of exclusives. Having been working at Asia Shipping Media since inception, Jason is the chief correspondent of Splash and associate editor of Maritime CEO magazine. Previously he had written for a host of titles including Supply Chain Asia, Cargo Facts and Air Cargo Week.
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