Taiwan’s Wan Hai Lines is thought to be splitting an estimated $364m order for Bangkokmax containership newbuildings between two Far East shipyards.
The shipbuilding market has been buzzing with talk this week that the Taiwanese liner company is contracting Japan Marine United (JMU) and Chinese state-owned Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding to build a series of 1,900-teu feeder containerships with delivery from 2020.
