Greek shipping company Laskaridis Maritime has placed an order for two 82,000 dwt Kamsarmax bulk carriers in Penglai Zhongbai Jinglu Ship Industry Co., Ltd. (JLS).
The new bulk carrierss will be equipped with desulphurization units and are expected to be delivered in 2026. The value of the order has not been disclosed. However, shipbrokers said that Chinese shipyards offered between $37 million and $38 million for Kamsarmax bulk carriers, which would put the total value of Hengli Heavy Industry’s four additional orders at between $148 million and $152 million.
This is the second new shipbuilding order made public by JLS this year. Last month, it was announced that U.S. commodities trader Hartree Partners had placed an order with Jinglu Shipyard for six MR product tankers, all of which will be built in accordance with the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Type 2 chemical handling standards, which will be designed by Swedish ship design firm FKAB Marine Design. This is the first major shipping deal Hartree Partners has struck since it exited the very large crude carrier (VLCC) market two years ago in 2022, with the intention of restructuring its tanker fleet.
JLS is a large modern shipbuilding enterprise with ship repair and construction as its main business, belonging to Qingdao Military-Civil Integration Development Group Co., LTD. ( hereinafter called the“Rongfa Group”) and jointly held by Shandong Huiyang Group. JLS covers a total area of 1.8 million square meters and has an annual production capacity of one million deadweight.
JLS has one 300000t dry dock (369m*102m), one floating dock with lifting capacity 35000t(296m*52m), one floating dock with lifting capacity 5000t(108.9m*26m). The total length of the outfitting quay is about 3000 m. The special equipment and facilities for shipbuilding, including 1000 t and 500 t of gantry cranes, are complete. JLS has more than 4500 employees, with a complete and professional talent system, which covers all aspects of shipbuilding. The use of international leading design software and precision control software fundamentally ensures product quality.
The new shipbuilding business of JLS includes foreign merchant ship, such as 82000 DWT bulk carrier; 76000 DWT bulk carrier; 66000 DWT bulk carrier; 64000 DWT bulk carrier; 7000 DWT chemical tanker; 21000 DWT cement carrier; 22200 DWT cement carrier; 7999 DWT bunkering tanker; 50000 DWT chemical tanker; 31000 DWT chemical tanker; 3000TEU container vessel; 1400TEU container vessel; 1800TEU container vessel. Domestic merchant ship, such as 76000 DWT bulk carrier; 30000 DWT bulk carrier; 1400TEU container vessel; 11800 DWT product oil tanker; 9700 DWT bulk carrier; 9800 DWT bulk carrier; 10000 DWT bulk carrier, etc. Upmarket deep-sea fishing ships, such as 77m saury/squid fishing vessel; 900 tons tuna purse seine vessel; 1200 gross tons of American tuna purse seine vessel; 1400 gross tons of American tuna purse seine vessel; 1800 gross tons of American tuna purse seine vessel; 59.6m Deep Freezing Long Line Tuna Clipper Vessel; 69m Squid Fishing Vessel; Fish Farming Cage, etc. Official ships, such as 1000T Coast Guard; 300T Fishery Administration Ship, etc. And also RO-RO passenger Vessel; Ro-pax Vessel; Scientific Research Ship, etc.