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Containership scrapping is
expected to reach a record
high this year, with an increasing
number of younger
containerships of less than 20
years old being sent for demolition.
Trading prospects are expected
to remain poor with
the panamax sector the weakest
amongst all size segments.
The over-supply in
this sector is worsening as
demand for such ships falls
due to owners’ preference for
larger over-panamax tonnage.
Despite the record number of
ships scrapped, the total
capacity removed due to
vessel deletions still trails
new vessel deliveries by a
ratio of 1 to 3.
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Scrapping still insufficient 1
MAERSK MALACCA - A check- 3
ered history
New Order/Resale updates 4
CSCL selects HHI for its 18,400
teu newbuildings
Growing interest for 9,000 teu
wide-beam ships
Simatech acquires two 3,300
teu ships
Service Updates
6
G6 inaugurates new FE-USEC
CEC & AZX services
Evergreen/YM/PIL/Sinotrans
launch new FE-Aus loop
Zim add Norfolk on FE-USEC
loop
First 8,000 teu ship introduced
on ESA
HMM merges FE-Chennai and
Korea-Russia loops
Maersk and Sfamarine revise
six WAF relay loops
Maersk enhances Tunisia coverage,
adds Cashew calls to
FEW 1, adds Libya connections
UFS and Metz enhance Greece
feeder coverage
COSCO, Yang Ming & Hanjin
team up on Baltic feeder
WEC Lines adds North Europe-
Iberia service
King Ocean rearranges Caribbean
loops
PIL & MOL team up on Asia-
Indian Ocean islands trade &
Mozambique service streamlined
Delivery Updates
April/May deliveries
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Chart of the week
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Containership deletions by year 1990-2013(F)
Other Deletions Scrapped Average Age (Scrapped Units)
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Scrapping to hit new record but over-supply remains
Containerships scrapping is expected to reach 450,000 teu this year, if the current
pace continues. It would then surpass the record 381,000 teu capacity
deleted in 2009. In the first four months of this year, 93 units for 195,000 teu
have already been sold for demolition or de-celled, with the average age of
scrapped ships falling to a low of 22 years compared to between 25 and 30
years historically.
The rise in the capacity scrapped is mainly due to the surge in the deletion of
3,000 to 5,000 teu ships. 30 units of this size have been sold for scrap so far
this year, including the 4,714 teu MAERSK MALACCA (built 1990) which is the
largest containership ever to be scrapped, in teu terms (see page 3 on vessel’s
checkered history). Her sister ship, the MAERSK MERLION, is also expected to
be scrapped after she ends her current employment later this month.
More units of this size are expected to be scrapped later this year, including
four of the five C-10 ships of 4,528 teu owned by APL. These five ships
(PRESIDENT TRUMAN series) were built in 1988 and they were the world’s first
over-panamax containerships. The US-flagged units would be scrapped this
summer after ending their deployment on the FE-USEC SZX service via Suez,
which is replaced by the new CEC service that will deploy larger ships of 8,000-
9,000 teu. These ships were operated under the US Maritime Security Program
(MSP) until they reached the program’s 25-year age limit and will therefore no
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Unit Scrapped
The five C-10 units delivered to
APL in 1988 were the largest
containerships at that time.
These vessels have a beam of
39.4 m, which were too wide to
transit the Panama Canal which
has a width limit of 32.3 m.
The average age of scrapped
units has fallen dramatically
since the second half of 2012 and
is now down to 22 years.
An increasing number of vessels
below 20 years are being
scrapped, a previously unseen
phenomenon. Many cash
strapped owners do not find buyers
for further trading, leading
them to accept scrap offers.
This also reflects the poor trading
prospects with charter rates
for ships of 3,000-5,000 teu expected
to remain weak in the
near term. The smaller ships fare
better. Modern ships of 1,100 teu
obtain currently higher rates than
some panamaxes of 5,000 teu
aged only of 10 years.
35
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
Jan-08
Units Scrapped ≤ 20 years
Units Scrapped > 20 years
Average Age of scrapped units
40
38
36
34
32
30
28
26
24
22
20
18
Jan-09
Jan-10
Jan-11
Jan-12
Jan-13
Average Age
longer receive an operating stipend to subsidize the higher costs of
maintaining them under the US registry. The fifth C-10 unit, the Singapore
flagged APL KENNEDY, will be retained for the time being.
The ongoing exodus of both panamax and early over-panamax ships
reflects the poor short term trading prospects for these vessels. Charter
rates for modern 4,200 teu panamax units stand currently at
about $9,200/day, which is well below the long term average rate of
$24,000/day. Older panamaxes obtain even lower rates, down to
$6,000 in extreme cases.
$/day
Charter rate for 4,000 teu Panamax containerships : 2000-2013
50,000
Despite the record scrapping levels, deletions still trail behind the
delivery of new vessels. Based on Alphaliner’s records, new containership
deliveries in the first four months of 2013 have reached
496,000 teu, outpacing the capacity scrapped by a ratio of 3-to-1.
Total deliveries in 2013 could rival the previous record of 1.57 Mteu
delivered in 2008, even after allowance for deferrals and slippage.
Capacity in TEU
45,000
40,000
35,000
30,000
25,000
20,000
15,000
10,000
5,000
250,000
200,000
150,000
100,000
50,000
0
-50,000
0
Containership deliveries vs deletions and net capacity increase
by month : 2008-2013
2008 Jan
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Jul
TEU Scrapped
TEU delivered
Net Increase
2009 Jan
12 year average = $24,000/day
Jul
2010 Jan
Jul
2011 Jan
Jul
2012 Jan
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Diana Containerships, the USlisted
owners of the MAERSK
MALACCA and MAERSK MER-
LION, is expected to book a loss
of over $13M each for the early
disposal of the two vessels for
demolition.
The two ships were acquired in
June 2011 for $24M each, and
were chartered back to Maersk
for two years at a daily gross rate
of $21,450. They had a carrying
value of $23.9M at the end of
2012 on Diana’s books.
Older panamax ships are increasingly
being displaced by larger
ships of 7,000-9,000 teu on their
traditional trades, including the
FE-US East Coast routes where
they are being replaced by larger
ships that have switched to using
the Suez Canal.
Demand is expected to drop further
in 2015 when the third set of
locks in the Panama Canal is
opened, which will allow ships of
up to 13,000 teu to transit the
canal.
Age Profile of Panamax ships
3,000‐5,100 teu
≤ 5 years
6-10 years
11-15 years
16-20 years
21-25 years
> 25 years
0 100 200 300
Units
MAERSK MALACCA - A checkered history
(data extracted from Alphaliner archives)
MAERSK MALACCA, together with its sistership the MAERSK MERLION, was
built in 1990 for the Denmark-based East Asiatic Company (EAC). Both
ships are maxi-panamaxes built in Japan by Mitsui, based on EAC specifications.
They were delivered to EAC in July and November 1990 as AROSIA
and ALSIA, with an original advertised capacity of 4,026 teu and fitted with
486 reefer plugs. The high reefer capacity was partly aimed at the Australian
reefer exports, as EAC also maintained at the time a Singapore-Australia
feeder service with two high reefer capacity 'Strider' class 328 teu ships
fitted with 158 reefer plugs.
The AROSIA and ALSIA joined the Maersk Line fleet in 1993 after EAC’s Europe-Far
East activities were acquired by A.P. Møller (APM), parent company
of the Maersk Line, in April 1993. At the time, EAC was a leading carrier on
the Europe-Far East route, with a wholly-owned service run with nine ships
of 3,000-4,000 teu. Created in Copenhagen in 1897 to serve the Scandinavia-Far
East trades, with historical roots in Thailand, EAC used to serve the
trade with tweendeckers. It launched its first Europe-FE full container service
in 1972 as a partner in the newly formed ScanDutch consortium, set up
together with Wilh. Wilhelmsen (Norway), Broströms (Sweden) and Nedlloyd
(Netherlands). ScanDutch started operations with a full set of 2,500-3,000
teu ships, which corresponded to the intake of the maxi-panamaxes at the
time (maxi-panamaxes are defined by the maximum length allowed to transit
the Panama locks). All these pioneering ships were scrapped by 2002.
The Europe-Far East 'ScanDutch' service ran initially in the eastbound direction
only, via the Cape of Good Hope and Panama. The group only started to
use the Suez route in both directions when the Suez Canal re-opened in
1975 (the Canal was closed in 1967 during the Six Day War).
After the dissolution of ScanDutch in 1991, EAC teamed up with Ben Line
(a Scottish carrier who was a member of the Trio consortium with Hapag-
Lloyd, MOL, NYK and OCL) and in early 1993, EAC bought the Europe-Far
East trade interests of Ben Line, Wilh. Wilhelmsen and Broströms, all finally
coming under Maersk’s control.
The AROSIA and ALSIA became then the MAERSK MARSTAL and MAERSK
MUNKEBO following APM's purchase of EAC, with a revised nominal capacity
advertised as 4,281 teu (through a boosted deck cargo count). They remained
initially on the Europe-Far East route but were soon dislodged by
larger ships, including the first 7,400 teu ships in 1996 (MAERSK REGINA
class). Then, they plied various routes and were also transferred in September
2003 to the Singapore branch of A.P. Møller under the new names of
MAERSK MERLION and MAERSK MALACCA under the Singapore flag. Of
note, the MAERSK MERLION was sublet to MISC Bhd as MISC MERLION
from February 2007 to March 2009 while the MAERSK MALACCA was sublet
to MSC as MSC MALACCA from July 2008 to May 2009.
Both ships were sold in April 2011 by A.P. Møller Singapore to Diana Containerships
Inc., the US-based listed vehicle of Greek owner Diana Shipping,
with a charter back of two years to Maersk Line without changing name.
Their nominal capacity was then revised to 4,714 teu due to a remeasurement
of deck cargo (without any change in the capacity of 3,046
teu at 14 tons).
The MAERSK MALACCA has ended her employment in early May on the
Maersk-CMA CGM Med-USEC joint service (West Med/Amerigo), which is to
be closed and replaced by new alternatives. She has been sold for demolition
for $10.3 M, with delivery due in early June. The MAERSK MERLION is
also expected to be scrapped after ending her current employment this
week on Maersk's FE-US East Coast TP-7 service via Panama, which is to be
closed and replaced by a new TP-7 service using the Suez route.
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NEWBUILDING UPDATES
CSCL’s 18,400 teu ships are
aimed at the Far East Europe
trade. UASC, which co-operates
with CSCL on several trades, is
also mulling a similar order. The
two carriers could then mount a
joint Asia-Europe loop run with
ten ships of 18,000 teu.
CSCL and UASC currently offer a
joint FE-Europe service involving
also CMA CGM as ship provider.
CSCL provides six 14,074 teu
ships while UASC provides three
ships of 13,100 teu. CMA CGM
provides the tenth ship. The three
carriers also jointly operate the
FE-Middle East AMA/AGX 1/
CIMEX 1 service which deploys
seven ships of 12,500-14,000 teu.
CSCL 18400 class
2014
'Triple E' Class
2013
CMA CGM MARCO POLO
2012
EMMA MAERSK
2006
GUDRUN MAERSK
2005
SOVEREIGN MAERSK
1997
REGINA MAERSK
1996
NYK ALTAIR
1994
PRESIDENT TRUMAN
1988
CSCL selects HHI for its 18,400 teu newbuildings
Hyundai Heady Industries (HHI) has secured the order for five 18,400
teu ships from CSCL. HHI confirmed in a statement today that it had
won the order worth a total of $700 M. The contract price works out
to $140 M per vessel, which is $50 M lower than what Maersk
agreed to pay in 2011 for their 20 ‘EEE’ units of 18,200 teu at Daewoo
Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME).
CSCL has opted for a single engine design for these ships, in contrast
to Maersk which chose a costlier but safer twin-engine design. The
CSCL ships, measuring 400 m in length, 58.6 m in width and 30.5 m
in depth will start to be delivered from the second half of 2014. They
will be the largest containerships ever built, with a nominal capacity
that is marginally higher than Maersk’s ‘EEE’ units whose deliveries
are due to start from this summer.
Evolution of the largest containerships : 1988-2014
TEU LOA Breath Draft
tdw m m m
18,400 TEU
~ 205,000
18,270 TEU
~ 200,000
16,020 TEU
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187,600
15,550 TEU
175,000
9,500 TEU
115,700
8,200 TEU
105,000
7,403 TEU
90,500
4,953 TEU
63,000
4,538 TEU
55,500
0 100 200 300 400 500
Length Overall (LOA) in meters
400 58.6 16.0
400 59.0 16.0
395 53.6 16.0
397 56.4 16.0
367 42.8 15.0
347 42.8 14.5
318 42.8 14.5
300 37.1 13.0
275 39.4 12.5
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NEWBUILDING/RESALE UPDATES
Pending Deliveries :-
Wide-beam units of 8,000-9,999
teu with 19 rows on deck due in
May and June
(from Alphaliner records) :
Name Teu Operator
CAP SAN NICOLAS 9,814 Hamburg
Süd
built by Hyundai H.I.
MSC ANTALYA
(JUDITH SCHULTE)
built by Jiangnan Changxing
8,948 MSC
MSC ABIDJAN 8,827 MSC
built by Sungdong
VALOR 8,827 Evergreen
built by Sungdong
VALUE 8,827 Evergreen
built by Sungdong
CSAV TOCONAO 8,600 CSAV
built by DMHI (Daewoo-Mangalia)
The current depressed ship prices
offer good opportunities for
regional carriers with spare cash
to build their own fleet at low
cost, a strategy which should
prove rewarding when the charter
market picks up as they will
be sheltered from potentially
high charter rates.
Growing interest for 9,000 teu wide-beam ships
The Hyundai group has received last week two orders for its new
9,000 teu wide beam design (Hyundai 9000 W). Hyundai Samho will
build two units for interests linked to International Maritime Enterprises
SAM for delivery in May and June 2014, with two options attached.
The two ships are ordered speculatively with no charters
fixed.
Other orders are on the rails, including six 'Hyundai 9000 W' units for
Greek owner Oceanbulk and US private equity firm Oaktree Capital,
which have concluded in March an LOI with Hyundai H.I. Six units of
this design have already been delivered this winter to the Schulte
Group and for XT Shipping, rated at 8,762 teu, which ordered them
jointly in February 2011 with the backing of a seven year charter by
MSC. These ships offer an Lbp to B ratio of only 5.9, which allows to
limit their length to 300 m and their draft to 14.5 m, making them
highly versatile as they are able to serve ports with restrictions, particularly
in Latin America and India.
This also makes them 'Black Sea-max' ships (or 'Bosporus-max') as
the Turkish authorities place Bosporus transit restrictions for ships
exceeding 300 m in length, although the transit for longer ships can
be authorized on a case-by-case basis, depending on ships and circumstances.
This explains Maersk’s decision to employ the seven
wide beam units of 8,000 teu that it chartered from CSAV, which
have a length of 299.9 m and a breadth of 45.6 m, on its Far East-
Black sea service. This service is operated jointly with CMA CGM,
which does not operate such wide beam ships for the moment and
therefore deploys 6,550 teu units of 299.97 m with a breadth of 40
m alongside the Maersk 8,004 teu units.
Simatech acquires two 3,300 teu ships
Singapore interests linked to Dubai-based Simatech have purchased
two ships of 3,359 teu, aged 15 years, from German non operating
owner E.R. Schiffahrt, the E.R. SYDNEY and E.R. MELBOURNE.
Both ships were owned by KGs initially set up by Nordcapital, the
fund raising company of E.R. Schiffahrt, and were traded by Blue Star
Holding, formed in July 2012 by E.R. Capital Holding and Komrowski
Holding. Simatech has renamed them respectively UNI GLOBE and
UNI GALAXY for employment on its intra-Gulf services and Gulf-India
services. They are Simatech’s largest owned ships. They add to eight
other owned ships of 1,200 to 1,700 teu.
Simatech's current operated fleet stands at 40,000 teu, of which
70% is chartered. Its largest chartered ship is a 4,600 teu unit.
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SERVICE UPDATES
G6 : CEC Service Details
China‐US East Coast (CEC) Service
Vessels Deployed:
11 x 8,000‐8,600 teu
Port Rotaon
Hong Kong, Shekou, Yanan, Sin‐
gapore, (Suez), New York, Savan‐
nah, Charleston, Norfolk, ( Suez),
Jeddah, Singapore, Cai Mep, Hong
Kong
G6 : AZX Service Details
China‐US East Coast (CEC) Service
Vessels Deployed:
10 x 5,000‐7,500 teu
Port Rotaon
Hong Kong, Shekou, Yanan, Sin‐
gapore, (Suez), New York, Savan‐
nah, Charleston, Norfolk, ( Suez),
Jeddah, Singapore, Cai Mep, Hong
Kong
The two new strings will replace
the existing New World Alliance
SZX and Grand Alliance AEX
services, with the addition of
about 3,300 teu as a result of the
vessel upgrades on the CEC service.
The SZX which was operated by
nine US-flagged ships from APL
will be nominally replaced by the
AZX. It will retain five US-flagged
ships from APL which will provide
alternate week sailings on
the US-flag ships that are required
for APL to carry certain
US government and military cargo.
The four other US-flagged ships
on the SZX are APL C-10 class
ships of 4,528 teu which will be
scrapped.
G6 inaugurates new FE-USEC CEC & AZX services
As planned, the G6 carriers (APL, Hapag-Lloyd, HMM, MOL, NYK and
OOCL) will launch in mid-May their two new FE-USEC services routed
via the Suez Canal, the CEC and AZX. Zim will also take slots on both
services.
The CEC service will be inaugurated on 17 May with the sailing of the
8,598 teu SEATTLE EXPRESS from Hong Kong. The CEC service will
call at Hong Kong, Shekou, Yantian, Singapore, (Suez), New York,
Savannah, Charleston, Norfolk, (Suez), Jeddah, Singapore, Cai Mep
and Hong Kong, under a slightly revised rotation from the one initially
announced in March with the addition of a Savannah call.
It will deploy 11 ships of between 8,000 and 8,600 teu, with an average
weekly capacity of 8,367 teu:-
► SEATTLE EXPRESS (8,598 teu) - currently idle
► HOUSTON EXPRESS (8,411 teu) - shifted from FE-USWC NWX
► OOCL SOUTHAMPTON (8,063 teu) - shifted from FE-ME MEX
► MOL COSMOS (8,110 teu) - shifted from FE-Eur Loop 1
► SAVANNAH EXPRESS (8,411 teu) - shifted from FE-USWC NWX
► MOL COMMITMENT (8,600 teu) - newbuilding
► APL ZEEBRUGGE (8,540 teu) - shifted from FE-USWC SAX
► APL ANTWERP (8,100 teu) - newbuilding shifted from FE-ME WAX
► APL POLAND (8,540 teu) - shifted from FE-ME WAX
► OOCL SEOUL (8,063 teu) - shifted from FE-EU Loop 5
► VANCOUVER EXPRESS (8,598 teu) - shifted from FE-USWC NWX
The AZX service will be inaugurated on 20 May with the sailing of the
5,888 teu OOCL OAKLAND from Laem Chabang. The service will call
at Laem Chabang, Singapore Colombo, (Suez), Damietta, Cagliari,
Halifax, New York, Savannah, Norfolk, Cagliari, Damietta, (Suez), Jebel
Ali, Singapore, Laem Chabang. It will deploy ten ships of 5,000 to
7,500 teu with a weekly average of 5,987 teu:-
► OOCL OAKLAND (5,888 teu) - shifted from AEX
► APL CYPRINE * (5,016 teu) - shifted from SZX
► OOCL DUBAI (5,888 teu) - shifted from AEX
► APL AGATE * (5,016 teu) - shifted from SZX
► BERLIN EXPRESS (7,506 teu) - shifted from FE-USWC PNX
► APL PEARL * (5,016 teu) - shifted from SZX
► YANTIAN EXPRESS (7,506 teu) - shifted from AEX
► APL BELGIUM * (5,514 teu) - shifted from FE-USWC TP-1
► DALIAN EXPRESS (7,506 teu) - shifted from AEX
► APL CORAL * (5,016 teu) - shifted from SZX
* US-Flag units operated by APL for US government cargo
(APL JAPAN will be removed from U.S.-flag service & replaced with the APL BELGIUM)
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Evergreen/Yang Ming/PIL/
Sinotrans : CAT Service Details
China‐Australia‐Taiwan Service
(New from June)
Vessels Deployed:
6 x 4,200 teu
Port Rotaon
Ningbo, Shanghai, Shekou,
Kaohsiung, Sydney, Melbourne,
Brisbane, Kaohsiung, Ningbo
Zim : ZCP Service Details
Zim Container Service ‐ Pacific
(ZCP)
Vessels Deployed:
10 x 5,000 teu
Port Rotaon
Ningbo, Shanghai, Busan, Balboa,
Kingston, Savannah, Norfolk
(added June), New York, Halifax,
Kingston, Los Angeles, Oakland,
Vostochny (bunkering), Ningbo
Evergreen/YM/PIL/Sinotrans launch new FE-Aus loop
Evergreen, Yang Ming, PIL and Sinotrans are to launch an additional
Far East-Australia service in June, complementing their existing services.
The new China-Australia-Taiwan (CAT) service will connect
Ningbo, Shanghai, Shekou, Kaohsiung, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane,
Kaohsiung, Ningbo. It will turn in six weeks with six ships of the
4,200 teu-class fitted with 400 to 600 reefer plugs.
The first sailing is planned from Ningbo on 8 June with the YM OAK-
LAND, followed by the ITAL MATTINA, KOTA LANGSAR, YM BUSAN,
SNL COLOMBO and one further ship.
The CAT service is expected to add 12% to the weekly capacity on the
China-Australia trade.
Boomerang
AAS
AANA 2
AANA 1
CKA
AEA 1
CAS
CAT
China-Australia Services : Weekly Capacity by Loop
Ave. TEU per week
0 1,000 2,000 3,000 4,000 5,000
Maersk / MSC
Hapag‐Lloyd / Hamburg Süd / HMM / APL
NYK / MOL / K Line / OOCL / Evergreen
ANL / CSCL / OOCL
Hanjin / STX P.O. / Yang Ming / Sinotrans / TS Lines
CSCL / OOCL
COSCO / PIL
Evergreen / Yang Ming / PIL / Sinotrans (New from June)
Note : Only ship providers are listed. Slot takers are not shown (see website for slot takers).
Zim to add Norfolk on FE-USEC loop
Zim is to add Norfolk to its Far East-USEC 'ZCP' service, with the first
sailing covering Norfolk offered on 15 May from Ningbo, for a Norfolk
call planned on 15 June. Of note, Norfolk is home to Zim's USA head
office.
The ZCP will therefore call at Ningbo, Shanghai, Busan, Balboa, Kingston,
Savannah, Norfolk (added June), New York, Halifax, Kingston,
Los Angeles, Oakland, Vostochny (bunkering), Ningbo. It will continue
to turn in ten weeks with ten ships of around 5,000 teu with CSCL
taking slots on the service.
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Evergreen/COSCO/Zim :
ESAService Details
Asia‐East Coast South America
ESA Service (Upgraded from May)
Vessels Deployed:
11 x 3,400‐4,200 teu
TBR 11 x 8,000‐8,800teu
Port Rotaon
Shanghai, Ningbo, Yanan, Hong
Kong, Singapore, Santos, Parana‐
gua, Montevideo, Buenos Aires,
Rio Grande, Itapoa, Santos, Singa‐
pore, Hong Kong, Shanghai
HMM : ACS-KR 2 Service Details
ACS‐KR 2 (Revamped from May)
Vessels Deployed:
6 x 2,200 teu
Port Rotaon
Busan, Vostochny, Busan, Ulsan,
Shanghai, Yanan, Singapore,
Port Kelang, Chennai, Port Kelang,
Singapore, Busan
First 8,000 teu ship introduced this week on ESA
COSCO will assign from this week the 8,063 teu OOCL QINGDAO on
the Far East-ECSA (ESA) service which it jointly operates with Ever-
green, with Zim to join this month. The vessel is one of two 8,063 teu
OOCL's 'S-Class' ships that COSCO has chartered from OOCL for this
run in an exchange involving ships chartered out by OOCL from
COSCO for the FE-ME run.
The OOCL QINGDAO is the first 8,000 teu ship introduced on the ESA
service run so far with 11 ships of 3,400 of 4,200 teu provided by
Evergreen and COSCO. Further 8,000 teu-class ships are to follow in
the coming weeks, including two ships from Zim which joins this service
as a vessel provider. The other ships will be the ITAL CONTESSA
(8,073 teu - Evergreen), OOCL NINGBO (8,063 teu - COSCO), VALOR
(8,827 teu - Evergreen), ZIM NINGBO (8,440 teu - Zim), LT CORTESIA
(8,073 teu - Evergreen), VALUE (8,827 teu - Evergreen), ZIM SAN DIE-
GO (8,440 teu - Zim) and VALIANT (8,827 teu - Evergreen).
Two other carriers, Maersk Line and Hamburg Süd, are already using
8,000 teu-class ships on the FE-ECSA route (ASAS 1/NGX).
The ESA upsize follows the launch of the ’Ipanema’ service by MSC in
April. The two services will add about 9,000 teu every week to the FE
–South America East Coast.
FE-ECSA services breakdown by weekly capacity
HMM merges FE-Chennai and Korea-Russia loops
Hyundai M.M. is to merge its Korea-China-SE Asia-Chennai service
(ACS) with its Busan-Vostochny service (KR 2). The ACS-KR 2 will then
be run in six weeks using six ships of 2,174 teu, the sixth ship being
the HYUNDAI VLADIVOSTOK, which used to run the KR 2 service. The
ACS-KR 2 offers a butterfly rotation centered on Busan, calling at
Busan, Vostochny, Busan, Ulsan, Shanghai, Yantian, Singapore, Port
Kelang, Chennai, Port Kelang, Singapore, Busan.
The six 2,174 teu ships plying the service were originally built for
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Maersk’s six WAF loops serving
the Central West Africa and Angola
involve a total of 33 ships
of 1,700 to 2,500 teu, all fully
geared to serve ports not
equipped, or insufficiently
equipped, to handle containers.
HMM in 1997-98 and were sold in July 2007 to Danaos Corp., each
with a ten-year charter back to HMM.
Bengal Tiger Line, which co-loads on the ACS, is involved on the
whole rotation while CMA CGM, FESCO and Pan Continental, which
took slots on the KR 2, will continue to take slots on the Busan-
Vostochny string of the new service.
Apart from offering direct Russia-SE Asia-Chennai connections, the
inclusion of Vostochny in the ACS also allows all the ACS ships to
benefit from the cheaper bunker fuel available at the Russian port,
which has motivated several carriers to add this port to their rotation
since early 2012, sometimes with the sole purpose of bunkering.
Maersk and Sfamarine revise six WAF relay loops
Maersk Line and Safmarine are to revamp their relay services covering
the Central West Africa and South West Africa ranges, spanning
Ivory Coast to Angola. Six loops hubbing at Algeciras and at Tangier
are concerned, of which four cover Central West Africa and two are
dedicated to Angola. The North West Africa range is not affected by
the changes and continues to be covered with four loops.
The port coverage remains the same but several ports are swapped
between loops to adapt to changing regional patterns. The revised
loops stand as follows :
Central West Arica range :
► WAF 1 : Tangier, Algeciras, Tema, Pointe Noire, Libreville, Tangier
- 6 x 1,700-2,500 teu weekly
► WAF 2 : Tangier, Algeciras, Abidjan, Cotonou, Lome, Tangier - 5 x
2,500 teu weekly
► WAF 3 : Tangier, Algeciras, Lagos-Apapa, Lagos-Tincan, Onne, Takoradi
(1/2), Tangier - 6 x 2,500 teu weekly
► WAF 6 - Tangier, Algeciras, Lagos-Apapa, Douala, Abidjan, Tangier
- 5 x 2,500 teu weekly
Angola :
► WAF 5 : Algeciras, Vigo, Leixoes, Lisbon, Algeciras, Luanda, Walvis
Bay, Abidjan, Algeciras - 8 x 1,400-1,700 teu weekly
► WAF 5 plus : Tangier, Algeciras, Luanda, Lobito, Namibe, Tangier -
3 x 1,700 teu fortnightly
In addition to this, the Maersk Algeciras-South Africa relay service will
omit its northbound call at Luanda and will now focus exclusively on
the Med-South Africa sector, connecting Durban, Ngqura and Cape
Town to Algeciras. The service deploys seven ships of 1,300-1,700
teu.
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Maersk : Tunis feeder
Service Details
Tunis feeder
Vessels Deployed:
3 x 800‐900 teu
Port Rotaon
Valencia, Tunis, Marsaxlokk, Tu‐
nis, Valencia
Maersk : FEW 1 Service Details
FEW 1
Vessels Deployed:
10 x 2,500 teu geared
Port Rotaon
Port Kelang, Tanjung Pelepas,
Lome, Onne, Douala, Bissau
(seasonal), Cochin (seasonal),
Walvis Bay, Port Kelang.
Maersk : Libya Service Details
Libya Feeder service
Vessels Deployed:
Slots on Bahari ‐ twice weekly
Port Rotaon
Port Said (West + SCCT) to Ben‐
ghazi, Misurata, Tripoli, Al Khoms,
Tobruk
UFS/Metz: Malta-Greece Service
Malta‐Greece Feeder
Vessels Deployed:
1 x 500 teu
Port Rotaon
Marsaxlokk, Piraeus, Thessaloniki,
Marsaxlokk
Maersk enhances Tunisia coverage
Maersk Line is to organize a butterfly service centered on Tunisia,
connecting Valencia, Tunis, Marsaxlokk, Tunis, Valencia. The service
will turn in three weeks with three ships of 800-900 teu. The first
sailing is planned from Valencia on 8 May with the 907 teu MARGUE-
RITE and followed by the 862 teu MAERSK FUNCHAL
The service will complement Maersk's Tunis coverage. Maersk also
provides an Algeciras weekly feeder service ensured though slots on
X-Press Feeders' 'Tunisia X-Press' service (TTX).
Maersk adds Cashew calls to FEW 1
Maersk Line has added seasonal calls at Bissau (Guinea) and Cochin
(South India) on the backhaul leg of its Asia-West Africa 'FEW 1' loop.
These extra calls are motivated by seasonal cashew volumes. Raw
cashew nuts is a main export of Guinea-Bissau and the state of Kerala
is a main importer, with large cashew processing plants located
there. It makes this state one of Bissau main trading partners, with
Cochin a main gateway for raw cashew imports. As the two cashew
calls impliy an extra distance and extra port stays, extra ships will be
added to the service, which is usually run with ten geared ships of
2,500 teu.
Maersk adds Libya connections through slots
Maersk Line is to take slots on the Port Said-Libya feeder services
maintained by Malta-based Bahari Shipping. Bahari launched this
service in December 2012 with the chartered 1,042 teu MEKONG
SPIRIT and has since progressively enhanced it with three more chartered
units, the 1,561 teu THERMAIKOS (January), the 500 teu LADY
HALUOM (March) and the 1,373 teu TARRAGONA (April).
UFS and Metz enhance Greece feeder coverage
United Feeder Services (UFS) and Metz Container Line (MCL) are to
launch this week a Malta-Greece feeder shuttle, using the 508 teu
BF CARTAGENA. This new weekly common feeder shuttle will complement
the existing Malta-Greece service that UFS and MCL provide
through slots on the Malta-Greece and Greece-Malta legs of CMA
CGM's North Europe Med Express service (FEMEX). Besides, UFS and
MCL also cover Greece with another common feeder service hubbing
at Damietta and Port Said.
Maersk Line and Seago Line (APM-Maersk intra Europe arm) are to
use the new Marsaxlokk-based shuttle at the expense of the Damietta-based
shuttle.
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COSCO/Yang Ming/Hanjin : Baltic
Feeder Service Details
Russia‐Finland Feeder service
Vessels Deployed:
3 x 1,000‐1,500 teu
Port Rotaon
Hamburg (HHLA + Eurogate), St
Petersburg (Petrolesport + FCT),
Kotka, Hamburg, St Petersburg,
Kotka, Hamburg
WEC : North Europe-Iberia
Service Details
North Europe Iberia Service 2
Vessels Deployed:
2 x 860 teu
Port Rotaon
Roerdam, Tilbury, Antwerp, Vi‐
go, Leixoes, Sines, Lisbon, Roer‐
dam
King Ocean Service : Western
loop Service Details
ECCA & NCSA svc (Western loop)
Vessels Deployed:
3 x 950 teu
Port Rotaon
Port Everglades, Puerto Limon,
Manzanillo (Pan), Barranquilla,
Cartagena (Col), Oranjestad, Wil‐
lemstad (~Curaçao), Maracaibo,
Barranquilla, Cartagena (Col),
Puerto Limon, Port Everglades
COSCO, Yang Ming & Hanjin team up on Baltic feeder
COSCO Container Lines and Yang Ming are to team up with Hanjin
Shipping on its planned dedicated 'Russia Finland feeder service'
(RFS). The service will offer a butterfly pattern spanning three
weeks (Hanjin intended initially to launch it with a single ship plying
an 11 day rotation).
There will be two successive loops per three-week cycle, each one
connecting Hamburg to St Petersburg and Kotka. At Hamburg, the
ships will call at both the HHLA and Eurogate terminals. At St Petersburg,
they will call at both Petrolesport and First Container Terminal.
The RFS will employ three ships, one from each carrier. It will take off
from Hamburg on 19 May. It will replace slots on common feeder services.
The three RFS partners involved are member of the CKYH alliance. K
Line, the fourth partner, did not say if it will participate. Hamburg is a
key hub for the CKYH partners. Eight weekly Asia-North Europe services
involving Hanjin call at Hamburg, of which four are CKYH loops
and four other loops on which some of them co-load or slot.
WEC Lines adds North Europe-Iberia service
WEC Lines is to launch a new weekly North Europe-Iberia service
connecting Rotterdam, Tilbury, Antwerp, Vigo, Leixoes, Sines, Lisbon,
Rotterdam. It will turn in two weeks with two chartered ships of 868
teu, the BJORG and ROBERT (who have been spot in Germany).
WEC Lines has been already offering a weekly North Europe-Iberia
service connecting Felixstowe, Moerdijk and Rotterdam to Vigo, Leixoes,
Lisbon and Setubal, using two ships of 1,008 teu. These services
are also used by MSC, which controls WEC Lines, which acts as
a regional Europe carrier. Besides, MSC also operates a service connecting
Antwerp to Iberia (Accordion) that is also used by WEC.
King Ocean rearranges Caribbean loops
King Ocean has streamlined its Central America and NCSA coverage.
It has merged its Colombia-Netherland Antillas service and its Florida
-NCSA service connecting Florida to Cartagena, Barranquilla, Aruba
and La Guaira in its main Florida-Centram-NCSA service, dubbed
'Western loop' .
Willemstad and Maracaibo, which used to be covered through transhipment
at Cartagena on the Colombia-Netherland Antillas service,
have been inserted into the Florida-Centram-NCSA service (Western
loop). The new rotation stands as follows : Port Everglades, Puerto
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King Ocean has also shifted its
Grenada call (St George's) from
its Lower Caribbean loop to its
upper Caribbean loop and has
added a second Trinidad call to
the Lower Caribbean loop, now
serving Point Lisas on top of Port
of Spain.
The two latter services were purchased
from Bernuth Lines in
September 2012.
PIL/MOL : IOI/IOX
Service Details
Indian Ocean Island Service
Vessels Deployed:
4 x 1,500 teu
Port Rotaon
Singapore, Port Louis, Toamasina,
Reunion, Singapore
PIL : MZS Service Details
Asia‐Mozambique Service (MZS)
Vessels Deployed:
7 x 1,700‐1,800 teu
Port Rotaon
Singapore, Maputo, Beira, Nacala,
Singapore
Limon, Manzanillo (Pan), Barranquilla, Cartagena, Oranjestad, Willemstad,
Maracaibo, Barranquilla, Cartagena, Puerto Limon, Port Everglades.
A third week and third 960 teu ship has been added to the rotation
to cater for the extra calls (SPYROS, shifted from the closed Florida-
NCSA service and adding to the HOHERIFF and VEGA POLLUX). The
'Northern loop' remains unchanged and continues to connect Port
Everglades to Puerto Cortes and Santo Tomas de Castilla on a weekly
basis with a single 966 teu ship (VEGA SAGITTARIUS). La Guaira. also
served with the Colombia-Netherland Antillas service, continues to be
served with the 'Eastern Loop'.
PIL & MOL team up on Asia-Indian Ocean islands trade
Pacific International Lines (PIL) and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) will
jointly launch a new Singapore-Indian Ocean Island service (IOI/IOX).
The service will connect Singapore to Port Louis, Toamasina and Reunion.
It will turn in four weeks with four ships of 1,300-1,500 teu,
two of which provided by PIL and two by MOL. Connections will be
offered at Singapore to East Asia and Oceania on the respective networks
of PIL and MOL. The first sailing is planned on 7 June from Singapore.
The new service is based on the Singapore-Indian Ocean legs of the
MOL's IOX and PIL's IOI, which are both superseded by the new service.
PIL streamlines Mozambique service - MOL slots
Further to the launch by PIL and MOL of a joint Singapore-Indian
Ocean Island service (IOI/IOX), PIL is to streamline its Singapore-
Mozambique relay service in removing the Indian Ocean Island calls
from its IOI/IOM service, transforming it into the new MZS service. A
direct call at Nacala is added on top of existing Maputo and Beira
calls.
On its side, MOL is to close its own fortnightly Singapore-Mozambique
service (MZX/IOX) and will continue to serve Mozambique through
slots on PIL's revised Singapore-Mozambique MZS relay service as
part of a slot swap involving MOL space on the IOX service.
The MZS will connect Singapore to Maputo, Beira and Nacala. It will
turn in seven weeks with seven ships of around 1,800 teu, all provided
by PIL. Connections will be offered at Singapore to East Asia and
Oceania on the respective networks of PIL and MOL. The first sailing
of the new MZS is planned on 7 June from Singapore.
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DELIVERY UPDATES
Cellular Containerships Deliveries
April 2013
Name Teu Operator
CMA CGM ALENXAN-
DER VON HUMBOLDT
16,020 CMA CGM
MOL QUEST 14,000 MOL
NYK HERCULES 13,208 NYK
HANJIN GOLD 13,102 Hanjin
HANJIN GREEN EARTH 13,102 Hanjin
APL NEW YORK 9,200 APL
YM UNICORN 8,626 Yang Ming
EVER LOGIC 8,452 Evergreen
KRISTINA 6,620 Maersk
HYUNDAI PARAMOUNT 5,023 HMM
XIN WEN ZHOU 4,738 CSCL
XIN XU ZHOU 4,538 CSCL
WAN HAI 516 4,680 Wan Hai
HANJIN INDIGO 4,600 Hanjin
COSCO SAO PAULO 4,253 COSCO
KOTA LEMBAH 4,250 PIL
HANJIN ARGENTINA 3,560 Hanjin
BALAO 2,546 H-L
VNL RUBY 1,794 Evergreen
SUNNY LOTUS 1.043 KMTC
CHANG RONG 5 798
CHANG RONG 8 656
Quanzhou
Ansheng
Quanzhou
Ansheng
The CMA CGM JULES VERNE (16,020 teu) is delivered
CMA CGM has received the CMA CGM JULES VERNE, last of a trio of
16,020 teu ships originally ordered at Daewoo (DSME) as 13,830
teu ships in July 2007 within an eight ship program (CMA CGM
CHRISTOPHE COLOMB series). The last three units were deferred by
two years due to the financial crisis and boosted to 16,020 teu in
early 2011, based on a enhanced design with two more bays and
one more row than the original series.
The trio are currently the largest ever containerships afloat in nominal
capacity terms (until the delivery of the first of the Maersk Line's
‘EEE’ ships of 18,270 teu in late June this year).
The first unit, CMA CGM MARCO POLO, was delivered in November
2012 and the second unit, CMA CGM ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT,
was delivered in April. The first two ships fly the British flag, while
CMA CGM JULES VERNE will sail under the French flag. The CMA
CGM JULES VERNE will join its two sisters on the CMA CGM Far East-
Europe FAL1 service.
The HANJIN BLUE OCEAN (13,102 teu) is delivered
Hanjin has received the HANJIN BLUE OCEAN, last of a series of nine
13,100 teu-class ships initially contracted by Münchmeyer Petersen
& Co (MPC) at Hyundai Heavy Industries in February 2008 with the
backing of Hanjin as long term charterer. Eventually, MPC stepped
down due to difficulties in arranging financial in the aftermaths of the
Lehmann Bros failure in September 2008. Five of the contracts were
taken over by Hanjin and four others were granted to third-party investors
through Gansey Bay Ltd, an Isle of Man-registered entity. The
deliveries of the nine ships were also deferred by around one year.
The HANJIN BLUE OCEAN is to join the CKYH 'NE 6' service. She follows
the HANJIN GOLD and HANJIN GREEN EARTH, delivered earlier
in April.
The KATHERINE (6,673 teu) is delivered, joins Maersk
Greek owner Technomar Shipping has received the KATHERINE, last
of four wide-beam 6,673 teu ships that it ordered at Hyundai Samho
in two steps in May and September 2011. The quartet was subsequently
chartered by Maersk Line for three years. Maersk Line also
chartered simultaneously three sister ships from International Maritime
Enterprises SAM for five years.
The KATHERINE follows the KRISTINA, delivered in April. These ships
were initially earmarked to start their careers on the Asia-Europe
route but most of them are finally expected to join Maersk's new FE-
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Cellular Containerships Deliveries
May 2013
Name Teu Operator
CMA CGM JULES
VERNE
16,020 CMA CGM
HANJIN BLUE OCEAN 13,102 Hanjin Shg
EVER LIVEN 8,452 Evergreen
KATHERINE 6,673 Maersk
RHL CONSTANTIA 4,620 MOL
HANJIN MARINE 4,532 Hanjin Shg
COSCO VALENCIA 4,253 COSCO
HANJIN MEXICO 3,560 Hanjin Shg
NILEDUTCH HIPPO 3,421 NileDutch
RENJIAN JINTANG 1,744 Quanzhou
An Sheng
US East Coast TP-7 service via Suez which was inaugurated on 16
April with the sailing of the KRISTINA from Ningbo and was followed
by the KRISTINA a week later.
RHL CONSTANTIA (4,620 teu) joins MOL
Reederei Hamburger Lloyd (RHL) is to receive the RHL CONSTANTIA,
third of four overpanamax containerships of 4,620 teu ordered in
2008 in China at the Shanghai Shipyard (two ships) and at the
Jiangnan Changxing shipyard (two ships). They are based on the
'SDARI 4600' wide-beam design of the Shanghai Merchant Ship Design
and Research Institute (SDARI), with a Lbp to B ratio of 6.7 and
are capable of a 23 knots speed, powered by a fully electronicallycontrolled
slow speed engine of 36,240 kW assembled in China under
license from MAN-B&W.
She follows the RHL CONCORDIA delivered in August 2012. The last
ship, RHL CALLIDITAS, is currently under fitting out and is planned for
delivery in June.
The RHL CONSTANTIA has been chartered by MOL, which will assign
her from 13 April on the Japan-USWC 'JAS' service, offered jointly with
K Line, which brands it PSW-3. She will replace the 4,646 teu panamax
MOL EXCELLENCE, which was acquired by Seaspan together
with three sister ships as part of a deal concluded in January. The
MOL EXCELLENCE will continue to be operated by MOL under a two-
year charter back arrangement and is expected to be deployed on
the FE-US-Europe APX pendulum. The Seaspan deal involved the construction
of four new 10,000 teu containerships in China, which will
be chartered by MOL.
The HANJIN MARINE (4,532 teu) is delivered
Hanjin is to take in charge the HANJIN MARINE, second of three widebeam
units of 4,532 teu ordered in June 2011 at Hyundai Samho by
HI Investment & Securities with the backing of a seven-year charter
by Hanjin. These six ships are part of a program of six wide-beam
ships, with the other three units ordered at Samsung H.I. by Hanjin
itself.
The HANJIN MARINE will start her career on the China-Korea-
Australia service operated by Hanjin, STX Pan Ocean, Yang Ming and
Sinotrans. The third ship in the series, HANJIN MAR, will join the
same service in early June. Both ships are overpanamaxes and are to
replace two Hanjin's panamax units, the HANJIN MILANO and HANJIN
DÜSSELDORF, who are scheduled to join the new CKYH Far East-
USEC service via Panama that was launched on 20 April by Hanjin
and COSCO with Yang Ming and K Line taking slots (AWE-7).
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* May
Apr
Mar
Feb
2013 Jan
Dec
Nov
Oct
Sep
Aug
Jul
Jun
May
Apr
Mar
Feb
2012 Jan
Dec
Nov
Oct
Sep
Aug
Jul
Jun
May
Apr
Mar
Feb
2011 Jan
Dec
Nov
Oct
Sep
Aug
Jul
Jun
May
Apr
Mar
Feb
2010 Jan
Dec
Nov
Oct
Sep
Aug
Jul
Jun
May
Apr
Mar
Feb
2009 Jan
Deliveries by Month
2009-2013
2
6
14
10
12
10
19
15
12 13
20
16
14 20
11 18
9 15
10 16
10
16
16
22
24
18
24
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17
21
23
28
26
15
24
23
28
20
20
21
23
29
33
26
27
13
29
19
TEU delivered
Units delivered
20
28
34
* Deliveries recorded month-to-date
33
The COSCO VALENCIA (4,253 teu) is delivered
COSCO has received the COSCO VALENCIA, 14th unit of its 4,253 teu
'Jiangsu New Yangzijiang' newbuilding program, comprising 20 ships
delivered in 2012 and 2013. Of note, the deliveries of the last ten
ships were deferred by 9-12 months.
The COSCO VALENCIA is to join the Far East-USEC 'AWE 2' loop operated
by COSCO within the frame of the CKYH partnership, on which
replacing the 4,530 teu COSCO KAWASAKI. She follows the COSCO
SAO PAULO delivered in April.
The HANJIN MEXICO (3,560 teu) is delivered
Hanjin is to take in charge this week the HANJIN MEXICO, last of four
wide-beam 3,560 teu ships ordered in June 2011 at Hyundai Mipo
by PIL-related interests (Singapore) with the backing of a long term
charter by the Korean carrier. The HANJIN MEXICO, will start her career
on Hanjin's transpacific CAX loop, on which her three sister ships
are now deployed. She follows the HANJIN ARGENTINA, delivered in
April.
The HEDDA SCHULTE (3,421 teu) joins NileDutch
Reederei Thomas Schulte has received the HEDDA SCHULTE, second
of four 3,421 teu ships ordered in August 2008 originally by Nordic
Hamburg Shipping in China at the Rongcheng Shenfei shipyard for
delivery in 2011. The first of the four units was delivered to Nordic
Hamburg in November 2011. The construction of the three remaining
units faced delays and two of them were finally refused by Nordic
Hamburg. These hulls, the former NORDIC LÜNEBURG and NORDIC
STETTIN, were put up for sale by the yard, with Thomas Schulte buying
them, renaming them respectively HEDDA SCHULTE and LUCIA
SCHULTE.
The HEDDA SCHULTE has joined her charterer NileDutch for assignment
to its Far East-West Africa service under the name NILEDUTCH
HIPPO.
The units, dubbed 'Maxbox' by their designer, Flensburg-based Ingo
Schluter, are fully geared and are fitted with 539 reefer plugs. Another
'Maxbox' was already delivered to Hansa Shipping in April 2012 as
HS ROSSINI. Hansa Shipping had ordered two of them. The contract
for the second ship (due to be named HS RAVEL) was cancelled and
the hull remains currently for sale by the shipyard.
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Why some Chinese container
ships do not have IMOs.
Numerous ships listed in the Alphaliner
database do not have
IMO numbers associated to them,
in particular Chinese ships plying
domestic services. The reason is
that IMOs are normally not assigned
to ships confined to operations
in domestic waters. Unlike
ships used for international trading,
IMO numbers are not mandatory
for ships used solely on domestic
services.
Such ships are afforded only an
international MMSI number and a
call sign by the ITU for safety and
communication purposes and a
national identification number in
the national registries.
Therefore, these ships are usually
not listed in conventional databases
maintained by most of other
vessel database providers that
rely on the IMO numbers assigned
by the same common UK source.
RENJIAN JINTANG (1,744 teu) is delivered
Quanzhou An Sheng Shipping Co, a Chinese domestic operator set
up in Quanzhou in 2002, is to receive the REN JIAN JINTANG, fifth of
eight 1,744 teu ships ordered at the Weihai Shipyard and Shenfei
Shipyard. These ships have been designed by the Shanghai Merchant
Ship Design and Research Institute (SDARI). The REN JIAN JIN-
TANG will ply the company's China domestic services, ensured with
ten ships of 1,500-3,000 teu as well as by some 15 other ships of
100 to 800 teu.
The REN JIAN JINTANG has been built by the Weihai shipyard. She
follows the REN JIAN YINGKOU, delivered in February by the Weihai
shipyard.
KMTC receives the SUNNY LOTUS (1,043 teu)
KMTC has received the SUNNY LOTUS, a 1,043 teu ship ordered at
the Dae Sun shipyard in September 2011. The SUNNY LOTUS will
join KMTC's Korea-Japan network.
The CHANG RONG 5 (798 teu) and CHANG RONG
8 (656 teu) are delivered
Quanzhou An Sheng Shipping Co has received in end April two chartered
Chinese-owned containerships aimed at its China domestic
services, the 798 teu CHANG RONG 5 and the 656 teu CHANG RONG
8. The CHANG RONG 5 was built by the Fujian Changxin shipyard
while the CHANG RONG 8 is a product from the Zhejiang Yuhuan
Haihang shipyard.
The BAHRI HOFUF (26,000 tdw roro) is delivered
The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (NSCSA - now branded
as Bahri) has received the BAHRI HOFUF, second of a six 26,000
tdw roro vessels newbuilding program. These ships, with a container
carrying capacity of 364 teu were ordered at Hyundai Mipo in March
2011 and were designed by the Danish firm Knud E Hansen.
The BAHRI HOFUF is bound for India where she will join the NSCSA's
long established India-Middle East-USEC service. The BAHRI HOFUF
follows the BAHRI ABHA, delivered in February. These ships replace
four elderly roro units which are earmarked for scrap.
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