Arriva adds to bulker orderbook in China

Norway’s Arriva Shipping has continued its fleet renewal drive with a fresh battery hybrid bulker newbuilding order in China. The Sindre Matre-led company has contracted Jiangsu Soho Marine Heavy Industry to see the 8,000 dwt vessel delivered in the third quarter of 2026. The newbuild will be a sister vessel of the company’s Nor Viking …