S. Korea's STX Shipbuilding Gets US$30 MLN Order From China

SEOUL, Oct 2 Asia Pulse - STX Shipbuilding Co., the world's seventh-largest shipbuilder, said Tuesday it has won a US$30 million order from a Chinese shipping company to build a handy-size bulk carrier.

The order placed by Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipbuilding Co. calls for the South Korean shipyard to deliver the carrier by 2010, STX Shipbuilding said in a regulatory filing.

A handy-size bulk carrier refers to a bulk carrier with a deadweight capacity of less than 60,000 tons.


Source:Yahoo! Singapore Pte. Ltd