News / Hapag-Lloyd and ONE order new 12 ULCVs for Asia-Europe trade

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By Gavin van Marle

04/01/2021

THE Alliance is scheduled to receive a significant capacity boost over the next few years after member carriers Hapag-Lloyd and ONE signed deals for new vessels.

In, what liner analyst Alphaliner describes as, a coordinated effort between them just before Christmas, Hapag-Lloyd placed an order for six ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs) of 23,000 teu-plus with South Korean shipyard Daewoo for delivery between April and December 2023; while ONE signed with Japanese non-operating shipowner Shoei Kisen Kaisha for 15-year charters of six ...

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