China Navigation orders eight 2,082-TEU multipurpose ships

SINGAPORE's China Navigation Company (CNCo), has placed an order for eight 2,082-TEU multipurpose ships, each of 31,000 deadweight tons, from Zhejiang Ouhua Shipbuilding south of Shanghai for US$300 million or $37.5 million per ship.

The contract for the ships, to be delivered between January and August 1913, includes options for another eight in two batches of four vessels, reports Paris-based Alphaliner.

The new vessels are expected to replace four 1,660-TEU ships of the Pacific Java series (D-class) built in 1984, among the world's largest multipurpose ships, and are now deployed on Swire Shipping's North America-ANZ Pacific service.

CNCo operates 29 vessels, of which 17 are owned, in its services focused on the Asia Pacific region under the Swire Shipping, Tasman Orient, New Guinea Pacific Line and Greater Bali Hai brands. CNCo recently moved its headquarters from Hong Kong to Singapore.
(Source:www.schednet.com)