CNCo Back at Ouhua Shipbuilding

The China Navigation Company (CNCo) has confirmed an order for four additional 39,000 dwt B.Delta37 handysize bulk carriers to be built at Zhejiang Ouhua Shipbuilding (Ouhua), Zhoushan, China.

This latest order brings the total number of Deltamar in designed vessels ordered by CNCo to twenty four, with sixteen orders already placed at Chengxi Shipyard and now eight at Ouhua.

This order represents the continuation of the successful collaboration between CNCo and Ouhua on several newbuilding projects including 8 x 31,000dwt “S Class” multipurpose vessels (delivery 2013/2014) and 4 x 22,000dwt “Chief Class” multipurpose vessels (delivery 2015).

Ouhua has already delivered five of the “S Class” multipurpose vessels to Swire Shipping, CNCo’s liner shipping division. Tim Blackburn, CNCo’s Managing Director commented “CNCo is very pleased to be strengthening our partnership with Ouhua and we look forward to collaborating again on the B.Delta37 project.”

The order follows the successful completion of the sea trials for MV Wuchang and MV Wuchow. All 24 B.Delta37s will be deployed in CNCo’s drybulk division, Swire Bulk, and will operate on a worldwide basis.

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Press Release, November 22, 2013