Seacon signs for Japanese handy newbuild

China’s Seacon Shipping is growing its dry bulk fleet with a handysize newbuilding project in Japan. The Hong Kong-listed, Qingdao-based owner and operator has contracted a single 40,300 dwt double hull bulker at Imabari Shipbuilding for $35m. The newbuild, which Seacon says will be fuel-efficient and built to meet the latest environmental regulations, is scheduled …

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