src="/files/fa/news/es/Thumbnails/856b92ca-16d9-47c6-91f6-32d87f1a5f0a_260_199.jpg' class='img_convert' title='Chinese orders rise 44.7%' alt='Chinese orders rise 44.7%'>According to MANA,The Chinese ministry of information and industry technology said the country’s shipyards received 16.2m dwt of new orders in the first half, an increase of 44.7%.
As TradeWinds has reported, some of the latest orders placed in China include a VLCC quartet originally meant for John Fredriksen and four medium-range (MR) tankers ordered by Sweden’s Wisby Tankers.