Shipping Corporation of India is to sign a contract with South Korea’s STX shipyard this morning for the construction of four kamsarmax bulk carriers. The vessels, costing $59.55m each, are due for delivery in 2012.
The new vessels bring the SCI orderbook to 32 vessels of 2.7m gt, worth a estimated $1.8bn: two VLCCs, 10 product tankers, six handymaxes, two 4,400teu containerships and four aframaxes, four AHTS respectively and the four kamsarmax vessels.
The new vessels bring the SCI orderbook to 32 vessels of 2.7m gt, worth a estimated $1.8bn: two VLCCs, 10 product tankers, six handymaxes, two 4,400teu containerships and four aframaxes, four AHTS respectively and the four kamsarmax vessels.