Further fleet renewal and expansion program
Hellenic Carriers Limited, Piräus based international provider of marine transportation services for dry bulk cargoes, announces that two of its newly formed subsidiaries have entered into shipbuilding contracts with Zhejiang Ouhua Shipbuilding Co Ltd of China for the construction of two 82,000 dwt Kamsarmax vessels.
Delivery of the first vessel is scheduled for January 2013 and of the second vessel for March 2013. In addition, the shipyard has granted an option to be declared by 1 September 2010 for a third 82,000 dwt Kamsarmax vessel on the same terms as the ordered vessels, with delivery in May 2013.