Maersk has chartered 5 vessels of 13,000 TEU from Zodiac Maritime on a 3 year contract. Yard Samho Heavy. 140,850 DWT. To be delivered first half 2011. The charter hire is stated to be "comparatively cheap".
Previously Maersk has chartered 8 almost similar ships from Rickmers Reederei/Rickmers Maritime. First vessel to be delivered this summer, the
rest within 12 months. Yard Hyundai HI.
A lot of new slots to the market, indeed.
Source:
www.maritimedanmark.dk - quoting Journal of Commerce/Alphaliner
Niels
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