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Tropical Shipping orders four feeder boxships at Huangpu Wenchong

Photo of Jason Jiang Jason JiangJune 2, 2016
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CSSC-affiliated Guangzhou Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding has signed shipbuilding contracts with US-based Tropical Shipping for the construction of two 1,100teu containerships and two 300teu containerships.

Delivery will start from the second half of 2017.

Tropical Shipping mainly provides cargo shipping services from Canada and South Florida to The Bahamas and The Caribbean, as well as providing inter-island transportation services throughout the region. The Miami-based company owns a fleet of 11 vessels with a carrying capacity of 4,252teu.

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Photo of Jason Jiang Jason JiangJune 2, 2016
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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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