Cosco Corp Singapore has secured an order for additional special purpose carrier at its Guangdong yard.

    Cosco tells investors confirmation of the vessel follows a firm order for three newbuildings back in February.

    It will roll out the final ship in the quartet by the end of 2013, a statement says.

    The unnamed European owner will pay $113m for the newbuildings, for which no further details are provided.

    According to Clarksons, Dutch owner Vroon is the only company to be building anything other than bulkers at the Cosco yard.

    It is said to have paid $28m a piece for three 15,000-dwt livestock carriers at the yard in February this year.
 

(source:asiasis)