China Merchants Energy Shipping confirms six more VLCC newbuilds

CMES announced it has booked six 308,000 dwt newbuild VLCCs at Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co (DSIC) at a price tag of $87m apiece, or $522m in total.

The eco-friendly newbuildings are scheduled to be delivered between August 2018 to October 2019.

The latest six newbuild orders are part of CMES 10-VLCC newbuild plan, building on the company’s earlier order for four VLCCs at Nantong Cosco KHI Ship Engineering (Nacks) and Dalian Cosco KHI Ship Engineering (Dacks).