Codename Doctor, Moved to Hong Kong

Chapter 76 Buying Another Cruise Ship

Zhang Chaoyang, Bao Yugang and others continued to follow the ship broker and strolled around the shipping company's port.

There was also a ship broker following him, who professionally introduced to Zhang Chaoyang and others the functions of various ships.

Only then did Zhang Chaoyang realize that even though they were all cargo ships, there were so many different types.

For example, there are cargo ships that mainly carry dry goods, but can also carry barreled liquid goods.

Dry cargo ships include general cargo ships, bulk carriers and multi-purpose ships.

General cargo ships are dry cargo ships that mainly carry general cargo in packages, bundles, barrels, etc., and can also carry certain bulk cargoes.

Bulk carriers are dry cargo ships that are specially designed to transport bulk cargoes, such as grain, ore, coal and other bulk cargoes.

Multipurpose vessels are dry cargo ships that can carry a variety of cargoes such as containers, timber, ore, grain or other general cargo.

There are also liquid cargo ships used to carry bulk liquid cargoes. These cargo ships mainly include crude oil tankers, finished oil tankers, liquid chemical tankers, liquefied petroleum gas tankers, liquefied natural gas tankers, etc.

Then there are refrigerated ships that transport fresh vegetables and perishable goods; cargo ships that specialize in transporting containers; and roll-on/roll-off ships that carry loaded vehicles or load and unload in a horizontal direction by rolling.

Different types of boats have different uses and different prices.

However, this point cannot be reflected in the Victory Wheel and Liberty Wheel. It is not that the Victory Wheel and Liberty Wheel do not have these classifications, but the price difference between the Victory Wheel and Liberty Wheel for different purposes is not very large.

“You have cruise ships here?”

“Yes, sir, we at Hilton Shipping not only deal in second-hand cargo ships, we also deal in second-hand cruise ships.

This is a large cruise ship, 289.76 meters long, 29.26 meters wide, with a full load displacement of 50000 tons, a cruising speed of 27 knots, and a maximum speed of 30 knots. "

"Which country built this cruise ship? When was it commissioned?"

"This cruise ship was produced by Harland & Wolff Shipyard. It is an upgraded product of the Olympic-class cruise ship and was built in 1930!" the ship broker replied.

After a pause, the ship broker explained: "This cruise ship was born at the wrong time. Not long after it was launched, the Queen Mary with a full load of 80174 tons and the Normandy with a full load of 83423 tons were also launched and put into service. A few years later, the Queen Elizabeth with a full load of 83673 tons was also launched and put into service.

This also caused this cruise ship, which should have been so famous, to become unknown.”

Zhang Chaoyang knew that the top cruise ships currently active in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans are all ultra-large cruise ships of more than 80,000 tons, and are also the best choice for travel in this era.

After all, Zhang Chaoyang and his team had previously taken a plane from Tokyo, Japan to New York, America, and almost died over the Pacific Ocean.

The so-called upper class in Europe and America value their lives very much. Unless there are urgent matters to deal with, their choice for long-distance travel will inevitably be a cruise.

"How much is this boat?"

"Two million six hundred thousand!"

"Give me a bottom price that you can decide. If possible, I am willing to buy this cruise ship!" Zhang Chaoyang said to the ship broker.

"Mr. Zhang, the lowest price I can offer you is 2.4 million!"

"Well, I'm sorry, but I'll leave it to Mr. Garde to talk to him!"

"Mr. Zhang, what is your target price?"

"One million and five hundred thousand!" Zhang Chaoyang said straightforwardly.

"This is impossible. At this price, we can't even build it. We will have to lose a lot of money!" the ship broker shouted.

"A twenty-year-old ship, but its tonnage is already outdated!

As you just said, the cruise ships that are popular in the world now are those with a tonnage of over 80,000 tons and a cruising speed of over 30 knots.

If this were not the case, the ship would not have been left gathering dust in the port.

If you don't sell it to me, I'll sell it to a shipbreaking company!" Zhang Chaoyang said slowly.

"Mr. Zhang, even if we sell it to a shipbreaking company, the price we get won't be the one you offered!" "Well, let's take a look around ourselves, and you go ask your boss!" Zhang Chaoyang reminded with a faint smile.

"Okay, please wait a moment!" The ship broker wanted to refuse, but after hesitating for a moment, he turned around and asked his boss.

This cruise ship has been purchased for more than a year. Just as Zhang Chaoyang said, if it cannot be sold, it will really be sold to a shipbreaking company.

After walking around for a while, Gard, the ship broker and another very strong middle-aged man came to Zhang Chaoyang in an open jeep.

“Dear Zhang, this is my good friend, Geraint Hilton.

Gerald, this is my good friend in Huaxia Shanghai and my loyal business partner Chaoyang Zhang! "Garde introduced the two parties.

"Hello Mr. Hilton!"

"Hello, Mr. Zhang!"

Zhang Chaoyang shook hands with the other party and said hello.

"Mr. Zhang wants to buy that cruise ship?"

"If the price is right, I can buy it."

"Mr. Zhang, how about we go to his office to talk?" Hilton did not make an offer, but invited Zhang Chaoyang to his office to talk.

"Okay!" Zhang Chaoyang said with a smile.

This is definitely not a business that can be negotiated standing on the dock.

Zhang Chaoyang and his entourage got in the car and followed Hilton to his office.

"Mr. Zhang, tea or coffee?"

"Coffee, please!" said Zhang Chaoyang.

America also has tea, and tea has always been an important export commodity of China. For example, Great Britain's black tea is very famous.

Therefore, drinking tea is also popular among the upper class in American society.

However, Zhang Chaoyang can't drink American tea.

"Mr. Zhang, Bentley just told me that Mr. Zhang plans to buy twenty Victory ships and thirty Liberty ships?" Hilton asked after arranging for someone to serve coffee to Zhang Chaoyang.

"Yes, if the price is right, I plan to buy twenty Victory ships, thirty Liberty ships, plus the cruise ship just now." Zhang Chaoyang nodded.

"The Victory ship is $790,000, the Liberty ship is $390,000, and as for the cruise ship, it's $1.5 million as Mr. Zhang asked." Hilton thought about it and quoted a price.

Zhang Chaoyang was stunned. Could this Hilton be able to read minds?
The prices quoted are all within his psychological price range.

"Sure!" Zhang Chaoyang did not bargain any further. This price was already lower than the lowest price he had known.

"Mr. Zhang, do you plan to pay in full or in installments?" Hilton asked again.

After all, this was a deal worth 29 million, and Hilton was somewhat skeptical about Zhang Chaoyang's ability.

"Can I pay in installments?"

"Of course, our company can accept installments of up to three years, but you need to purchase insurance from the insurance company we designate," Hilton said with a smile.

"No need, I'll pay in full!" Zhang Chaoyang shook his head and rejected the suggestion of installment payment.

Once he chooses to pay in installments, the future fleet will be under the constant monitoring of Hilton Shipping Company.

He doesn't want his fleet to be monitored all the time.

The work he is doing does not allow such surveillance.

(End of this chapter)