MSC and CMA CGM add steel to 11,000 teu box orders
Arch rivals MSC and CMA CGM have increased the capacity of up to 32 containerships on order in Korea to more than 11,000 teu each.
Lloyd’s List has learnt that MSC is upgrading a series of super post-panamaxes of 9,700 teu on order to around 11,300 teu. The number of conversions could be as high as 16, although several brokers said yesterday it was not clear whether that many could be extended at this late stage in the construction planning process.
CMA CGM, which already has eight 11,300 teu ships on order, is thought to have reached agreement with yards to increase the size of another eight that were originally specified at 9,700 teu.
The MSC and CMA CGM orders will be shared between Hyundai Heavy Industries, Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering and Samsung Heavy Industries. The yards have come up with new designs which can be constructed in existing newbuilding berths that previously were thought to be too small to cope with anything over 10,000 teu.
Lloyd’s List has learnt that MSC is upgrading a series of super post-panamaxes of 9,700 teu on order to around 11,300 teu. The number of conversions could be as high as 16, although several brokers said yesterday it was not clear whether that many could be extended at this late stage in the construction planning process.
CMA CGM, which already has eight 11,300 teu ships on order, is thought to have reached agreement with yards to increase the size of another eight that were originally specified at 9,700 teu.
The MSC and CMA CGM orders will be shared between Hyundai Heavy Industries, Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering and Samsung Heavy Industries. The yards have come up with new designs which can be constructed in existing newbuilding berths that previously were thought to be too small to cope with anything over 10,000 teu.