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MSC looking to order more LNG-powered containerships in China

By LNG Prime Staff
MSC looking to order more LNG-powered containerships in China
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Switzerland-based shipping giant MSC is looking to order a new batch of LNG dual-fuel vessels in China, as it continues to expand its large fleet of dual-fuel containerships, according to shipbuilding sources. Sources say that MSC is in talks with China’s Hengli Heavy Industry, a part of Hengli Group, to order LNG dual-fuel vessels with…

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