China Shipyard to Build Boxships for Boxmaker

Dalian shipyard to build seven 8,800-TEU container ships for container box manufacturer China International Marine Containers (CIMC).

China's largest shipbuilding company, Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC), has received an order for seven 8,800-TEU ships worth US$595 million from container maker China International Marine Containers Group (CIMC).reports Shippingazette.com.

The newbuildings are scheduled for delivery in 2015 and 2016.

CIMC Financial Leasing (Hong Kong) will first buy the seven vessels and then lease them to a MSC subsidiary.

Source: Shippingazetter.com