OOCL and NYK cement charter deal for four 13,000-TEU ships

HONG KONG's Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) and Japan's NYK Line have announced an agreement for the charter of four 13,000-TEU ships.


"OOCL has exercised its option to order an additional four 13,000-TEU ships on top of the original order of six," said and NYK statement. "Out of the 10 ships, four will be chartered to NYK for a period of three years. The first charter ship will be delivered to NYK in 2013."


The two parties intend to deploy these 10 ships within the Grand Alliance service network to allow for a service upgrade, said the statement.
(Source:http://www.schednet.com)