RESCHEDULING OF VESSEL DELIVERIES
30 December 2008
The Board of Directors of COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited (the “Company”)
wishes to announce that one of its subsidiaries, COSCO (Zhoushan) Shipyard Co., Ltd.
(“COSCO Zhoushan”) has agreed, following requests from an European and an Asian
ship owner respectively and separately, to reschedule the delivery dates of a total of 7
units of 57,000 dwt bulk carriers contracted by these ship owners.
The delivery dates of 4 of these vessels have been rescheduled from between February
2010 and June 2010 to between February 2011 and November 2011, and the delivery
dates of the other 3 vessels have been rescheduled from between August 2009 and
November 2009 to January 2012.
The above reschedulings are not expected to have any material impact on the net
tangible assets (NTA) and earnings per share (EPS) of the Company for the year ending
31 December 2008.
Additionally, the Company wishes to announce that COSCO Zhoushan has
completed the construction of its first 57,000 dwt bulk carrier. The vessel is currently
undergoing test and sea-trials. Upon successful completion of the sea-trials, the
vessel will be delivered to its owner.
Cosco Corporation (Singapore) Limited
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