Bulk

Dry bulk carriers look to Japan as alternative to Chinese yards

Japan can deliver competitive ship funding to European shipowners, but it will take time to become a customer, says shipping bank.
Photo: Stringer/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
Photo: Stringer/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix
by JENS THOMSEN

China’s saber-rattling towards Taiwan has made more and more European bulk carriers seek out shipbuilding options in Japan despite China’s stature as a ship construction superpower.

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