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Shanghai Ganglu Shipping orders supramax pair at Yangzijiang

Photo of Jason Jiang Jason JiangJune 23, 2020
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Chinese bulk shipping operator Shanghai Ganglu Shipping has signed shipbuilding contracts with Yangzijiang Shipbuilding for the construction of two 56,000 dwt supramax bulk carriers.

According to Yangzijiang, these vessels will be designed by Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute and will be utilised for domestic transportation in China. Delivery is scheduled by March 2022.

VesselsValue reported that the price for each vessel is $21.2m.

Shanghai Ganglu currently has another two 56,000 dwt supramax bulkers under construction at Taizhou Kouan Shipbuilding.

Photo of Jason Jiang Jason JiangJune 23, 2020
272 Less than a minute
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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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