Evergreen Plans To Spend Up To $2.6bn On 20 Boxships

Taiwanese liner Evergreen has announced that it will order twenty 15,000 teu containerships as part of a major fleet expansion plan, says an article published article in Splash247.

Best shipyard to be chosen

The company said it will choose the best suitable shipyards from Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding, Jiangnan Shipbuilding, Imabari Shipbuilding, Samsung Heavy Industries and Hyundai Heavy Industries to construct the ships.

What is the anticipated value?

Evergreen expects to spend $2.3bn to $2.6bn on...

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CU Lines To Add Two More Boxships

Fast-growing China United Lines (CU Lines) has exercised an option to build two 1,930 teu feeder boxships at Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding, says an article published in Splash 247.

Construction of 2 same type vessels

Huangpu Wenchong confirmed that the option was attached to an order placed by CU Lines in January for the construction of two vessels of the same type.

The series of vessels will adopt Huangpu Wenchong’s bangkokmax design and will be deployed within the Southeast Asia market.

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Castor Maritime Takes Delivery of Bulker Duo

Castor Maritime announced the delivery of two bulkers, both of which have gone straight out on charter, says a press release published on their website.

About the two bulkers

Castor Maritime Inc. announced that on March 17, 2021, it took delivery of the M/V Magic Orion, a 2006 Japanese-built Capesize dry bulk carrier.

On March 18, 2021, it took delivery of the M/V Magic Argo, a 2009 Japanese-built Kamsarmax dry bulk carrier, pursuant to the transactions previously announced on January 20 and...

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Seanergy Maritime Announces Capesize Duo Acquisition

Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. has entered into agreements with unaffiliated third parties to purchase two Capesize vessels, says a press release published on their website.

The new acquisition

Glyfada, Greece, headquartered Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: SHIP) reports that it has entered into agreements with unaffiliated third parties that will see it pay a total of about $55 million to purchase two Capesize vessels, one built in 2013, the other in 2010.

The agreement

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