Rongsheng heavy industry receives 157,000 tons of Suez tanker orders

Yesterday, Rongsheng announced that it once again received orders from the world's largest tanker carrier, the Norwegian frontline company, the Suez tanker.　　Hand-held orders increased further and orders continued from 2012 to 2013. According to the information released by Rongsheng, June 30, 2010, Rongsheng and the world's largest tanker transport enterprise-Norway Frontline Company in Shanghai, the Suez tanker construction contract signing ceremony.　　Rongsheng Heavy Industry President Chenjiang, Vice President Shaoming, Frontline company Ceojensmartin Jensen attended. The Contract ship type is 2 157,000 tons Suez tanker, in addition, Frontline also has 2 of the same type of boat choice, the final number of contracted vessels will reach 4. This is after 2006, the two sides again together. Prior to that, Frontline had signed 6 156000-ton tanker construction contracts with Rongsheng, 5 of which had been delivered.　　Frontline's Goldenocean company has also received 6 75500 tonnes of bulk cargo from Rongsheng, including the first ship of Rongsheng heavy industry. Frontline company CEO Jensmartinjensen said the new ship will make the company's age structure more reasonable, and create better investment opportunities.　　In addition, he is also pleased to be able to work with Rongsheng again strong alliances, and ultimately achieve mutual benefit. Chenjiang, president of Rongsheng Heavy industry, said that the successful signing of the contract will further increase the volume of hand orders for Rongsheng heavy industry and expand the market share of Rongsheng heavy industry in the global Suez tanker market, and also further enhance the brand of the Suez tanker of Rongsheng heavy industry.　　With the frontline two degree cooperation also fully demonstrated that the Rongsheng has been highly recognized by shipowners, and in the industry to establish a good reputation, which will lay a solid foundation for the future development of the company. It is noteworthy that the 2 tanker projects contracted in February 2013 and May, respectively, plus the May 18 of the Panama-type bulk carrier contract signed with the people's livelihood financial leasing contracts, Rongsheng holding orders further full, and began to gradually extend backwards.　　According to the Chinese Shipbuilding Industry Association Statistics, the majority of domestic shipyard contract orders to 2011 years or even 2012 years. This year, with the new shipbuilding market warmer, the domestic new shipbuilding orders also showed a certain degree of growth.　　Chenjiang, president of the China Shipbuilding Industry Association, said that although there are some positive signals in the new shipbuilding market, there are some phenomena that deserve attention. Chenjiang said that according to the breakdown of the beginning of the new ship orders found in China, the proportion of bulk carriers is higher. According to the data released by China Shipbuilding Industry Association, 1-May, China's new ship orders, bulk carrier 17.14 million DWT, accounting for all new orders 87.3%, tanker 1.36 million dwt, only accounted for all new 6.93%; whole container ship 135,000 DWT, accounting for the new undertaking 0.69%.　　Bulk cargo in the new orders for small and medium-sized bulk cargo ships, including Panama type, flexible type, 20,000 tons of the following bulk carrier 14.13 million DWT, accounted for up to 82.3%, Cape of hope type 3.01 million dwt, only accounted for 17.6%.　　Chenjiang analysis said, on the one hand, and from energy raw materials import and export traders to solve their own cargo transport and the development of fleet demand, but also and in recent years, the rapid expansion of domestic shipbuilding capacity, but there are some enterprises utilitarian shipbuilding, bulk carrier or even only bulk carrier single ship-type correlation. Since May 26, the Baltic Dry Bulk Freight index (BDI) has fallen by five weeks, with a cumulative decline of 45.83% per cent. Not only the lowest value since the year, but also the lowest level in nearly 9 months. Chenjiang said that the current decline in BDI for the bulk carrier market has yet to be seen the actual impact.