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Maersk Line has been linked to four 5,900 teu newbuildings commissioned at Japan’s Tsuneishi Shipbuilding this month.
According to Linerlytica, the methanol-propelled vessels were ordered by Japanese tonnage provider Nissen Kaiun and market sources indicate that the ships were contracted on the back of a long-term charter to Maersk.
The newbuilding price was not disclosed, but is estimated at $80m per vessel.
Each ship can carry up to 5,915 teu in the hold and on deck, and up to 1,400 reefers. Tsuneishi said ...
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