The expected delivery date for the newbuilding is by 31 January 2013.
CSDC has on Monday agreed to spend RMB700m to construct four bulk carriers of 45,000 dwt each from CSOC and Bohai Heavy Industry.
The Hong Kong-listed firm aims to increase the annual shipping capacity of Tianjin Zhonghai Huarun in the transportation of coal produced by Huarun Electricity Group.