News / Hapag-Lloyd near-doubles its orderbook with deals for 24 new box ships

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Hapag-Lloyd has near-doubled its orderbook with agreements for 24 new vessels. 

The line has ordered 12 16,800 teu newbuilds from Yangzijiang Shipbuilding and 12 of 9,200 teu from New Times Shipbuilding.  

The larger vessels will be used to add capacity to Hapag-Lloyd’s existing services, while the smaller ships will replace older units nearing the end of their useful life. 

According to Alphaliner data, fifth-largest operator Hapag already has 23 box ships on order, with a total capacity of 354,062teu, which would add ...