Ningbo Ocean Shipping Co (NBOSCO) has selected a shipyard for its latest series of containership newbuildings.
Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding has won a tender to build four 2,700 teu vessels for the Shanghai-listed subsidiary of Ningbo-Zhoushan Port Group, which earlier this year lined up $192m for fleet expansion.
The CSSC-affiliated yard in Guangzhou also recently picked up orders from Turkey’s largest liner Arkas for four firm and two optional 3,100 teu newbuilds.
NBOSCO ranks 24th on Alphaliner’s list of top container carriers with 86 ships and 10 newbuilds on order, excluding the latest sub-panamax quartet.
The company last ordered boxships in May 2024 by signing up for a pair of all-electric 740 teu feeders at Jiangsu Haitong.