KMTC orders six 3,100-TEU ships in first China newbuild
Korea Marine Transport Co. ordered six 3,100-TEU containerships from CSSC Huangpu Wenchong…
South Korean liner operator KMTC has ordered six 3,100-TEU containerships from CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding. Together the vessels will provide 18,600 TEU of nominal capacity.
The contract was signed in Guangzhou on Oct. 26 with the yard and China Shipbuilding Trading Co. (CSTC). It marks KMTC’s first newbuilding project in China and its first with China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), the yard’s parent.
The ships will be based on Huangpu Wenchong’s own 3,100-TEU “Honghu” (Swan) design, modified to suit KMTC’s operations. Contract prices and delivery dates were not disclosed.
KMTC focuses on intra-Asia container shipping and has mostly ordered ships from yards in South Korea.
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