US-based conglomerate Cargill has ordered six new baby-cape 120,000 DWT bulk tankers for charter from the China State Shipbuilding Organisation (CSSC) in a $210m deal. Cargill will be the charterer of the vessels, although details of the contract have not been released. Cargill Ocean Transport is the fifth largest ship leasing specialist in China and CSSC Leasing currently has a fleet of more than 500 ships of including capesizes, panamaxes, and supermaxes.
US-based conglomerate Cargill has ordered six new baby-cape 120,000 DWT bulk tankers for charter from the China State Shipbuilding Organisation (CSSC) in a $210m deal. Cargill will be the charterer of the vessels, although details of the contract have not been released. CSSC Leasing is the fifth largest ship leasing specialist in China and Cargill Ocean Transport currently has a fleet of more than 500 ships of including capesizes, panamaxes, and supermaxes.