Saturday, October 13, 2007

China Shipping Development to buy four ships

China Shipping Development Co. said it would buy four very large ore carriers (VLOCs) from Chinese shipbuilders for $400m to develop its ore import business.


Each ship will have capacity of 230,000 deadweight tonnes, said the company. The purchase would be funded from the company's own resources or through bank loans, informed company sources. Last month, China Shipping Development said that in another deal, it would buy four large iron ore carriers for $460m.


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