Bumper Containership Order

[Phil English]

Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) have today announced a massive $1.2bn order from CMA-CGM for 8 x 11,400 teu containerships for delivery between 1h2009 and 1h2010. Officially, these will be the largest containerships contracted to date, though it is widely speculated that the EMMA MAERSK and her subseqent sisters (declared at 11,000 teu each) are somewhat larger at around 13,000 teu each.

Phil

[Morten]

I wouldn't count on them even getting the spot as the largest... Rumors speculate that the L205 will be a full 2 bays longer than Emma comming in at just around 425 meters! The rumors are backed up by the fact that the nominal deadweight of the L205 is quite a bit higher than that of both Emma and the newer sister L204!

[rd77]

The Emma can realistically take about 13,500 TEU, but if you were to fill her up with only empties, you could stick over 14,500 TEU on her  :-o