Reliance Power Ltd is in talks with South Korean shipyards to build six ships that will be used to import coal for the 4,000MW power plant it is constructing in Krishnapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The utility is discussing a possible deal with Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd, STX Shipbuilding Co. Ltd, Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Co. Ltd and Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Co. Ltd to build the so-called dry bulk ships.
Reliance Power has been scouting the global market since July for six so-called capesize ships that would be used to haul 17 million tonnes of coal a year from
Reliance Power had been in discussions with Chinese shipbuilding yards including Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Co. Ltd to purchase the ships, when the price for building a capesize ship was at about $100 million in the global market. But a deal could not be finalized then because of problems faced by Chinese yards in getting finances. Since then, ship values have crashed following the global slowdown, collapsing freight rates and waning demand for goods.
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