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Coscol scores Shell semisub transport contract
The heavylift arm of China’s largest maritime conglomerate, Cosco Shipping (Coscol), has signed a contract with Shell Offshore to transport the Appomattox semisubmersible offshore platform hull from South Korea to Ingleside, Texas. This contract was awarded as part of an enterprise frame agreement between Shell and Coscol.
Shell’s 41,165-tonne hull will be transported on Coscol’s Guang Hua Kou, the new 98,000 dwt flagship of the fleet under construction in Guangzhou and due for delivery late next year.