Design by remote control

摘要

Dutch shipbuilding group Conoship begins to see its relationship with India's Chowgule bearing fruit. As many as 20 general cargo ships have now been ordered through Indian group Chowgule's Goa-based shipbuilding division, to a design licensed from Dutch builder Conoship International. At time of writing, the third vessel in the series of identical 4450dwt ships, Vechtdijk, was due delivery at the end of April. Twelve of the 20 ships have been ordered through Navigia, the Dutch affiliate company of German shipowner R Schoning, either for private investors or for operation by Hamburg owner Apollo Shipping. A further four are for Union Transport in the UK, while the remaining four are for unspecified separate German and Dutch interests.