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BOXSHIPS ORDERED • South Korea’s Sinokor has ordered four 1,100TEU container ships from China’s Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding as a follow-on contract to 16 similar ships already under construction in China, all for delivery before the end of this year. The latest four vessels are due for delivery in 2022 and, along with other orders, will give Sinokar more than 200 ships. JS
• South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries has delivered the 400m by 62m container ship HMM St Petersburg to compatriot operator Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) for employment between Asia and Europe via the Suez Canal. The 23,820TEU capacity vessel, which will be manned by a crew of
