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Taiwanese orders grab the spotlight
(Shipping Times)
July 16, 1998
TAIWAN-BASED owners have hit the headlines in the past week or so with some major orders. Formosa Plastics' VLCC order is its second this year. It booked two 260,000 dwt ships at IHI in April and has now confirmed a second identical pair of newbuildings. All of Formosa Plastics' ships are due for delivery in 2001 and will swell IHI's VLCC orderbook to 15, ...... Read more on Shipping Times
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