Hapag-Lloyd Orders New Ships for South American Trade Routes

Hapag-Lloyd, the world’s fourth largest container delivery firm following its merger with CSAV, says it has ordered 5 new containerships to be deployed on South American routes.

The 5 ships may have a capability of 10,500 TEU every and have been ordered from the South Korean shipyard Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries. The ships are to be constructed on the yard in Samho, South Korea.

Hapag-Lloyd says the brand new ships may have 2,100 reefers plugs, making them significantly suited to transporting perishable items akin to fruit, greens, meat, fish or pharmaceutical merchandise. In addition, they’re geared up with a extremely environment friendly foremost engine, an optimized hull form and an progressive lashing and loading system for better loading flexibility.

Hapag-LLoyd says the ships shall be deployed totally on South American commerce routes to coincide with expanded Panama Canal.

“This order for five vessels underlines Hapag-Lloyd’s leading role in the Latin American trade. Following our successful merger with CSAV, we are one of the market leaders in this attractive trade and offer our customers a variety of excellent connections to and from South America,” stated Anthony J. Firmin, Chief Operating Officer at Hapag-Lloyd.

The ships are scheduled for supply between October 2016 and May 2017.