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CMA CGM wants 16,000TEU's
PostTime:2011-04-06 08:12:12.0 View:9
CMA CGM is in talks to upsize eight newbuildings on order in South Korea to 16,000 teu.
Eight super-post-panamax containerships being built for the French line at three different yards in South Korea are expected to be upgraded to around 16,000 teu.
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering is understood to have agreed to the request to up the size of its trio from 13,830 teu, while CMA CGM is in contact with Hanjin Heavy Industries and Samsung Heavy Industries to scale up another five super-post-panamaxes.
The trio at Daewoo are already the largest in its fleet and are set for delivery next year. It is not known if delivery could be pushed back to accommodate the request, although one market source suggests the three yards will hand over the enlarged ships in late 2013 and early 2014.
The Daewoo ships are the last in a series of eight ordered in July 2007.
Of the remaining five ships under construction, two are of 12,825-teu at Hanjin's Philippines facility. The Mont Fleury and Mont Blanc are scheduled for delivery in 2013.
The three 12,500-teu vessels at Samsung were originally slated for delivery this year but have been pushed back to 2014.