Mitsui OSK Lines and Japan Marine United (JMU) have defended a decision to deliver a VLCC newbuilding from a shipyard battling to contain the spread of coronavirus among its workers.
The 312,000-dwt Daisen (built 2020) was delivered to MOL on 31 July from JMU's facility in Ariake, Japan.
As earlier reported by TradeWinds, the yard had stopped operations the day before because it was at the centre of a coronavirus outbreak in Kumamoto prefecture where it is located.
