Hanjin Heavy Industries Confirms 20,600 TEU Container Ship Orders

Singapore-based Hanjin Heavy Industries confirmed newbuild orders Monday for 3 ultra-large container ships from CMA CGM.

Plans for the 20,600 TEU ships have been first revealed by CMA CGM final month, however the particulars of the order had not but been finalized.

Hanjin says the ships might be constructed on the group’s Subic Shipyard within the Philippines. Delivery is scheduled for the second half of 2017 and the vessel’s might be deployed on its essential Asia-North Europe route. They will measure 400 meters lengthy by 59 meters vast.

The order makes Hanjin Heavy Industries certainly one of three shipbuilders constructing containerships above the 20,000 TEU mark. The others are South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries, which is constructing a complete of ten ships for Mitsui O.S.Okay. Lines and OOCL, and Japan’s Imabari Shipyard, which is constructing two extra ship’s for MOL. Imabari says it has additionally acquired orders for 11 extra vessels above 20,000 TEU from an unidentified European shipowner.

So to recap the 20,000 TEU gamers as of at the moment…

Mitsui O.S.Okay. Lines (6 ships) – Confirmed orders for 4 containerships of 20,150 TEU from Samsung Heavy Industries, plus long-term constitution agreements for 2 extra ships of 20,150 TEU being constructed by Imabari Shipyard (Japan). Delivery anticipated for second half 2017.
OOCL (6 ships) – Confirmed orders for six containerships of 21,100 TEU from Samsung Heavy Industries for supply by November 2017.
CMA CGM (3 ships) – Confirmed orders for 3 containerships of 20,600 TEU from Hanjin Heavy Industries for supply in second half 2017.
Mystery Owner (11 ships) – Imabari Shipbuilding stated earlier this yr that it has acquired orders from an unidentified European proprietor for 11 containerships of 20,000+ TEU with supply to start in 2018. The proprietor is rumored to be Evergreen Group and the order has not but been finalized.