Because the bulk of the Chinese shipyard construction ship did not expect to save fuel, hope that through the new energy saving and environmental protection ship to enhance the competitiveness of the fleet is expected to fall, the Thai Navigation Company Shipping Precious recently very depressed".

Shipping Precious managing director general manager Hashim Khalid said recently that its fleet renewal programme was a serious setback, as it was not expected to save fuel by the low cost of building the ship in China.

It is reported that the company in Shanhai off shipbuilding custom-made the three ships 38000 DWT Handymax Bulk carriers, also in sainty marine custom-made the 12 ships 64000 DWT Supramax bulk carrier, also still Sanfu ship custom-made the 10 ship same type super Handymax Bulk carrier. Hashim said, because the ship sainty was in serious financial difficulties, not in accordance with the contract and delivery of the new ship construction. The precious refused to accept the sainty ship was scheduled for delivery in May this year, two new vessels is, these two ship to ship's fuel consumption failed to meet the contract requirements.

Hashim said that due to the design of these super Handymax Bulk carrier is still using the old design, the company suspected to be delivered next year in sainty marine and Sanfu ship, 20 aircraft super Handymax Bulk carriers, as well as the ship newbuilding, fuel consumption is not up to the requirements of the contract. However, built by the mountain CSIC 38000 DWT Handymax Bulk carrier does not appear the problem, so the shipyard built ship in October this year, delivered on schedule.

Hashim Precious, Shipping, wants to build a model of environmental protection in China's three shipyard, which makes it more competitive and more competitive than its rivals. However, these old ships are not as far as the current operation of the old ship economy. According to the original plan, Shipping Precious will be sold in the old ship after receiving the new shipbuilding, but this plan has been put on hold.

Data show that precious shipping bulk carrier fleet, a total of 17 ships aging Handymax Bulk carriers, this batch of bulk ship age basically for 18-25 years, or is built in 1990s. The company in recent years the custom-made 22 ships Ultramaxes type of ship upcoming delivery is expected will be at a rate of 2 ships per two month delivery is completed.

It is understood, precious shipping in the last year received two ships Ultramaxes bulk carrier, its fleet in the altogether has nine ships super Handymax Bulk Carrier, the nine ships ship age were lower than 5 years. At the same time, the company has 30 aircraft fleet in the handysize.

Norway bulk cargo owner Bulk Western last year, also said that the construction of the Japanese shipyard of environmental protection type bulk cargo ship than other countries to build the performance is more outstanding, every day can save 5 tons of fuel.

Ismar Jens pointed out that some people think that the ship built by Chinese shipyard is the same or even better than that of Japan, which is clearly wrong. Compared with other similar ships, the Japanese shipyard built the Ultramax type bulk cargo ship can save 2 to 5 tons of fuel per day.

Ismar said, in full speed, the advantages of the Japanese bulk carrier is not obvious, but the low speed of the Japanese bulk ship's energy saving features to play to the extreme. In addition, Ismar also believes that this obvious advantage of the Japanese bulk carriers will be more and more expanded, because the Japanese shipyard is constantly improving its design, while the Chinese shipyard is still not.

However, precious shipping boat environmental bad for experience may also and a steep drop in oil prices, in fact, at present such low oil prices has made environmental advantage disappeared.

Insiders said the ship with fuel oil prices fell on the shipyard is very bad, because as the oil price fell, the new environmental protection ship and the operating costs of the ship between the ordinary ship or modified ship is constantly narrowing. Over the past 2 years, the environmental protection ship has been maintained at a higher level, but the future of the rent or will gradually decline, and this will lead to the owners in the short term to give up investment in environmental protection.