China delivers blow to John Koo's bulker order at Wuhu

Beijing has ordered state-owned Wuhu Shipyard to stop constructing ships larger than supramax from 2020, delivering a blow to an order by John Koo.

A Wuhu official told TradeWinds that the yard, which is based in the Anhui province city of Wuhu, has been notified by the government that it will not be able to build vessels larger than 55,000 dwt because of the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge.