Chinese yards had a busy week, with contracts including methanol-ready bulk carriers, gas carriers, heavy-lift multi-purpose freighters and sail-assisted oil tankers. South Korea won a US$524.9 million tanker order. U.S. President Joe Biden said his Government will look into a petition asking his administration to investigate China’s subsidies for shipbuilders, as tensions between the two countries rise during the critical American presidential election year.
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