Jan 3 (Reuters) - China Ocean Industry Group Ltd 0651.HK :
* UPDATES ON STATUS OF FOUR VESSELS
* TOTAL AMOUNT PAYABLE BY GROUP TO CUSTOMER UNDER ARBITRAL
AWARD
IS HK$882.8 MILLION
* GROUP WILL SETTLE PAYMENT UNDER ARBITRAL AWARD BY
FINANCING FROM
BANKS
* CO, JIANGXI SHIPBUILDING, JIANGSU YANGZI XINFU
SHIPBUILDING .
ENTERS DEAL TO BUY, CONSTRUCT, ONWARD TRANSFER ONE OF FOUR
VESSELS
* GROUP SHALL PUT RESCINDED VESSEL ON SALE ON AN AS-IS BASIS
BY
WAY OF PUBLIC AUCTION WITH A STARTING PRICE OF US$8 MILLION
* YANGZI XINFU SHIPBUILDING AGREES TO PARTICIPATE IN AUCTION
AND
AGREES TO PLACE A BID AT US$8 MILLION
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