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Hong Kong-based diversified shipowner Wah Kwong has ordered two extra ultramax bulk service newbuilds from New Dayang Shipbuilding.
Wah Kwong employed the shipbuilding arm of state-run equipment producer Sumec Group for the primary pair of two Crown 63 Plus design vessels in April this yr.
No worth was disclosed for both the primary or second pair however brokers are pricing related newbuilds in China at about $34m a chunk.
New Dayang, which Sumec took over in 2018, has already constructed 4 ultramaxes for Wah Kwong and the Jiangsu-based yard delivered them to the Hong Kong agency between August 2023 and January 2024.
The primary batch of Crown 63 Plus vessels constructed for Wah Kwong included the Jap Enterprise which is alleged to be the world’s first newbuild to be licensed with Bureau Veritas’ Sensible EnE1 notation which recognises clever vitality effectivity.
Wah Kwong presently owns and operates greater than 30 ships, with over 70 different vessels underneath administration.