Cosco Shipping Company Limited (Coscol) has unveiled plans to increase the capacities of its three heavy lift vessel newbuildings already on order.

The Shanghai-listed shipowner says it is upgrading two existing 28,000-dwt vessels on order at Shanghai Shipyard to 36,000-dwt.

It will also upgrade a third 28,000-dwt vessel on order by subsidiary Shanghai Jia Ze Barge Ship Leasing Co to the new larger capacity.

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