MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company is poised to expand its orderbook with a newbuilding deal for 10 mega-size LNG dual-fuel container ships worth about $2.15bn.
It has signed a letter of intent for the series of 21,000-teu boxships with China’s reborn shipbuilder Hengli Heavy Industry, according to sources.
The vessels would cost about $215m each, and they will be delivered from 2027, according to the news reports.
