Private Chinese shipbuilder Yangzijiang Shipbuilding will construct two 2,400 teu containerships and China Merchants Jinling Shipyard will build the other two 1,100 teu containerships.
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The four containerships will start to deliver from 2023, which are expected to improve China Merchants Sinotrans Lines’s services for Asia market upon delivery.
China Merchants Sinotrans Lines is a container shipping service provider under China Merchants Group, mainly focusing on intra-Asia shipping services.