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Offline Steven Collingwood

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Hyundai selling to Maersk
« on: June 09, 2017, 06:37:59 PM »
Recently had the opportunity to shot pics of Maersk Shanghai in the Hampton Roads.  Pretty sure she is the recently built Hyundai Neptune renamed.  Wondering why Hyundai would have sold such a new ship to Maersk?  Any ideas out there?
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Re: Hyundai selling to Maersk
« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2017, 09:06:30 PM »
MAERSK SHANGHAI is indeed ex-HYUNDAI NEPTUNE, but not owned by either company.
She is owned by Zodiac Maritime, so this is a change of charterer, apparently last month.

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Re: Hyundai selling to Maersk
« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2017, 09:08:45 PM »
Thanks!!!!
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Re: Hyundai selling to Maersk
« Reply #3 on: June 10, 2017, 06:40:27 AM »
I believe all of her planetary sisters went to Maersk, as well.
« Last Edit: June 10, 2017, 06:42:04 AM by Jeff Thoreson »

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Re: Hyundai selling to Maersk
« Reply #4 on: June 10, 2017, 02:18:31 PM »
Hi gents,
Of the six vessels of this class three will get a Maersk name and the other three will get a MSC name as follows:
Hyundai Earth          MSC Earth
Hyundai Jupiter        Maersk Suzhou
Hyundai Mars           MSC Mars
Hyundai Neptune     Maersk Shanghai
Hyundai Pluto          Maersk Shenzen
Hyundai Saturn        MSC Saturn
I believe they are all, so called, sub-charters. Which means they are still all six chartered to Hyundai, from Zodiac, and Hyundai is the one who "sub-chartes" them to Maersk and MSC.
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Re: Hyundai selling to Maersk
« Reply #5 on: June 11, 2017, 02:05:16 PM »
Perhaps that have something to do with Hyundai joining the M2 alliance and financial situation?

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Re: Hyundai selling to Maersk
« Reply #6 on: June 11, 2017, 09:31:45 PM »
Certainly Frans. I don't know the details, of course, but I heard the deal wast most in favor of Maersk and MSC and not so for Hyundai.
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