Zhenghe Mainline contracts six box ships at Hengli Heavy Industry

Zhenghe Mainline contracts six box ships at Hengli Heavy Industry

The new vessel orders by the Jiangsu Port owned line will strengthen Taicang Port’s Baltic route capacity

Zhenghe Mainline books six boxships at Hengli

Chinese state-owned carrier Zhenghe Mainline has returned to Hengli Shipbuilding for six 4,600 teu containerships in a deal worth more than RMB3bn ($443m). The ships will be deployed on a service linking Taicang with the Baltic after delivery, giving parent Jiangsu Port Group greater control over capacity serving exporters in eastern China. The carrier also …