Godby Shipping pens ro-ro newbuilding order in China in fleet renewal move
- Finnish tonnage provider has signed firm shipbuilding contracts with CIMC Raffles for two 1,700 lane metre ro-ro cargoships
- Newbuildings have been specified to Finnish/Swedish ice-class 1A standards for potential Baltic winter operations
- The order comes amid limited ordering activity in the European ro-ro segment in the past few years
New order marks a significant fleet renewal step at a time when contracting activity in the ro-ro cargo segment has been low
