Taiwanese ship builder CSBC Corporation is almost done with securing a buyer or charterer for four 2,800 TEU container ships that it is constructing speculatively.
Work on the ships began on 30 December 2021 and CSBC chairman Cheng Wen-lon said on 3 January that the shipbuilder is negotiating with potential buyers and charterers. Newbuilding prices for boxships are firming and the market looks good, said Cheng.
In August 2021, CSBC decided to build the ships speculatively, banking on good demand...
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