Zhoushan Changhong International Shipbuilding Co has contracted South Korea's Doosan to build five main engines to kick start a revival of Changhong's Ouhua Shipbuilding.
Chinese media report the contract signed last week covers main engines for two 1,700-teu, one 3,100-teu and two 5,300-teu containerships that were left unfinished at the time of Ouhua's bankruptcy.
A total of eight ships were left unbuilt: three 1,700-teu ships for Nord Reederei, one of Ouhua's biggest clients over the years; two 3,100-dwt ships for Arkas Denizcilik; two 5,300-teu ships for Zodiac; and a vessel for Dutch owner Spliethoff.
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