MSC Ariane

The leasing unit at China Merchants Bank, CMB Financial Leasing (CMBFL), has ordered two 16,000 teu ships from Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) for long-term lease to MSC.

GSI, part of China State Shipbuilding Corp, said the dual-fuelled vessels would be sisters to six ships MSC contracted in March.

CMB VP Liu Peng said the company had financed more than 10 ships for MSC and “forged a deep friendship” with the Swiss-Italian liner operator, which is closing in on Maersk’s pole position among ...

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