Independent journal on economy and transport policy
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Seaspan orders seven new portacontainer from 10.000 teu to the group Yangzijiang Shipbuilding with options for others 18 twin ships
The value of the store clerks piles to 700 million dollars and will go up to 2,5 billion dollars with the exercise of all the options
June 9, 2011
The group Seaspan Corporation has given the go-ahead to own new program construction of container vessels of large-capacity ordering to the Chinese ship yards Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding Co. and Jiangsu Yangzi Xinfu Shipbuilding Co. of the group Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Ltd. the realization of seven portacontainer from 10.000 teu with options for others 18 twin ships.
The orders have a total value of 700 million dollars. If all the 18 options will come practised, the total investment for the construction of the 25 portacontainer from 10.000 teu will pile to 2,5 billion dollars.
The first seven ships will be taken in delivery in 2014 and 2015.
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