STX Pan Ocean orders a PC

STX Pan Ocean Co in South Korea placed a new order for a 45,800DWT product carrier with STX Shipbuilding. Ship particulars are 183m in length, 32.2m in breadth and 19.1m in depth and has a speed of 15.2 knots.

On November last year, the Korean shipping company placed an order for three similar ships with STX.

In addition, the Seoul-based shipping company ordered a 29,000DWT handysize bulk carrier from Nantong Nikka Shipbuilding in China at a price of $ 20 million for delivery in 2008.