News / Hapag-Lloyd confirms talks to buy ten 13,000 teu newbuilding resales

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Hapag-Lloyd has told The Loadstar it is to acquire ten 13,000 teu newbuilding resales, as the German liner operator ups the ante in the ’vessel tonnage arms race’.

A spokesman said: “We are in negotiations about ten 13,000 teu vessels,” but declined to comment further.

However, Alphaliner says Hapag-Lloyd has struck deals with Evangelos Marinakis’ Capital Executive Ship Management and Lou Kollakis’ Chartworld Shipping, involving vessels the Greek owners have on order at South Korea’s Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries and China’s New Times ...