Marine Bulk Carriers News

MBC Books Second Tug Order in Three Months

Cape Town-based black empowerment shipping company, Marine Bulk Carriers (MBC) and its partners have placed a second R300m order for an Anchor Handling Tug and Supply (AHTS) vessel. News of the second order was announced at MBC’s 10th anniversary function, held in Cape Town, last night (13 November, 2013). The 78m, 12 000 horsepower AHTS vessels, which are being built by Guangxin Shipbuilding of Guangdon in China, will be South African owned and crewed by South Africans. MBC’s sister company…