NYK takes delivery of first Chinese built vessel

NYK takes delivery of first Chinese built vessel NYK Line has taken delivery of a new 175,000-deadweight-ton bulk carrier built by Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., the Japanese carrier said Tuesday.
   The new bulk carrier is the first vessel to have been ordered by NYK from a shipyard in China. The ship will be co-owned by NYK and Mitsui and Co. Ltd., and for the time being will be assigned on a voyage-by-voyage basis for the transport of specific cargo for clients around the world, the carrier said.
   NYK has ordered three more of the same type of bulk carrier from Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding, and has also ordered two 300,000 dwt bulk carriers and two VLCCs from Nantong Cosco KHI Engineering Co. Ltd. One of the VLCCs was delivered on March 12.