Hong Kong newcomer books up to eight feeders at Xinle

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Hong Kong-based company Synelysia Limited has placed an order for up to eight feeder containerships at Xinle Shipyard in China. The firm has ordered four firm 1,900 TEU vessels with options for additional ships, entering the feeder containership newbuilding market.

A little-known Hong Kong company has emerged as the latest entrant to the feeder containership newbuilding market, with Synelysia Limited ordering four firm 1,900 teu bangkokmax vessels at China’s Xinle Shipyard, according to Alphaliner. The order includes two separate sets of options that could lift the series to as many as eight ships. Alphaliner said …