Franbo Lines grows fleet with Fairwind MPP charter

Jason Jiang July 14, 2020

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Taiwanese bulk shipping operator Franbo Lines has announced that the company has chartered in the 2015-built multipurpose vessel Fairwind Legion.

The 17,000 dwt geared bulk carrier is chartered from Chinese owner Fairwind Shipping for a period of 30 months.

Fairwind bought the vessel from Danish owner Thorco Shipping in April this year.

Franbo Lines currently owns a fleet of 13 vessels made up of 12 bulk carriers and one ro-lo vessel.

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.