China’s CMB Financial Leasing (CMB FL) is said to have jumped into the red-hot car-carrier market with an order for six LNG dual-fuel pure car/truck carrier (PCTC) newbuildings.
Shipbuilding sources say the subsidiary of China Merchants Bank has struck the deal with state-owned Xiamen Shipbuilding for the 7,500-ceu vessels, which they added are worth $516m in total, or about $86m apiece.
