Taiwanese owner and operator U-Ming Marine Transport is expanding its fleet with a brace of capsize bulker newbuilds in China. The subsidiary of the Far Eastern Group has signed up for 180,000 dwt vessels at Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding, with delivery expected in 2028. U-Ming said it is paying...
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China Kicks Off More Drills Near Taiwan, Pushing Back at US
China held military exercises around Taiwan that involved the most naval vessels in nearly a year — a move that comes days after the US vowed to deter Beijing’s aggression in the region.
https://gcaptain.com/china-kicks-off-more-drills-near-taiwan-pushing-back-at-us/
Yang Ming signs for three Japanese newbuilds
Taiwanese shipping line Yang Ming Marine Transport has struck a deal with Japanese owner Shoei Kisen for three 8,000 teu methanol dual-fuel-ready containership newbuilds. The world’s 10th and Taiwan’s second-largest liner operator is buying the trio currently under construction at Imabari...
https://splash247.com/yang-ming-signs-for-three-japanese-newbuilds/
Evergreen sets world record price with latest megamax orders
A new high has been reached for containership prices. Splash reported last month on Taiwan’s Evergreen contracting for eleven LNG dual-fuel 24,000 teu ships, the orders split between South Korea and China with Hanwha Ocean taking six vessels and CSSC Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) the...
https://splash247.com/evergreen-sets-world-record-price-with-latest-megamax-orders/
Sabiduría marina regresa a Japón para obtener más handizicias de NewBuilds
Marina de sabiduría El propietario y operador taiwanés Marine de sabiduría del operador está agregando más volumetas japonesas a su libro de pedidos. En una presentación regulatoria, la compañía con sede en Taipei dijo que pagaría hasta $ 70.75 millones por un par de 39,000 unidades DWT que se...
Wisdom Marine returns to Japan for more handysize newbuilds
Taiwanese shipowner and operator Wisdom Marine is adding more Japanese handysize bulkers to its orderbook. In a regulatory filing, the Taipei-based company said it would pay up to $70.75m for a pair of 39,000 dwt units to be built at Naikai Zosen. The country’s largest dry bulk shipowner has a...
https://splash247.com/wisdom-marine-returns-to-japan-for-more-handysize-newbuilds/
Taiwan’s CMT takes option on newcastlemax brace
Taiwan’s Chinese Maritime Transport (CMT) is moving forward with its dry bulk newbuilding project at a domestic yard. The owner of 13 vessels spread across capesize and newcastlemax segments has settled to contract two more 210,000 dwt units at CSBC Corporation. The newbuilds, costing about $77.5m...
https://splash247.com/taiwans-cmt-takes-option-on-newcastlemax-brace/
El CMT de Taiwán toma la opción en Newcastlemax Brace
CMT El transporte marítimo chino (CMT) de Taiwán está avanzando con su proyecto de construcción de novatos a granel seco en un patio doméstico. El propietario de 13 buques repartidos en los segmentos CapeSize y Newcastlemax se ha resuelto para contratar dos 210,000 unidades DWT más en CSBC...
https://fullavantenews.com/el-cmt-de-taiwan-toma-la-opcion-en-newcastlemax-brace/?lang=es
Wan Hai seeks engine switch as LNG-fuelled orders dominate orderbook
The resurgence in LNG dual-fuel ship orders over methanol has been a strong theme in newbuild contracting over the past year. In no sector has this been more prominent than in container shipping where methanol and LNG have swapped positions over the past 14 months. In the first two months of...
https://splash247.com/wan-hai-seeks-engine-switch-as-lng-fuelled-orders-dominate-orderbook/
The thousand faces ship: how Chinese vessels change names mid-voyage
The latest ship accused of damaging cables off Taiwan had a simple way of changing identity. Taiwan’s coast guard detained a cargo ship and its Chinese crew a week ago. The vessel is suspected of damaging the cable connecting Taiwan to its outlying Penghu Islands. The Togo-flagged Hongtai68 was...
https://splash247.com/the-thousand-faces-ship-how-chinese-vessels-change-names-mid-voyage/