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Maersk Line takes in delivery before 22 portacontainer of class West Africa MAX
They are planned specifically in order to scale the ports of the western coast African
April 1, 2011
The shipowning company Danish Maersk Line has introduced a new series of portacontainer specifically destined to the traffics with the western coast of Africa that will be taken in delivery this year and the course of 2012. Before the 22 ships of the series, the Maersk Conakry, monday slid in the ship yard of Ulsan of the South Korean group Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI is christened).
The series of unit of class West Africa MAX (WAFMAX) is planned to the aim to realize the greatest container vessels in a position to scaling the ports of the West Africa. Draft of ships in a position to transporting 4,500 teu, with connections for 150 container refrigerator, that 249.1 meters, wide are long 37,4 meters and with a draught of 13,5 meters, that is of the maximum dimensions for being able to touch the ports of the coast the west African. Some of these portacontainer will be equipped of davit in order to put them in a position to scaling those ports Africans who are not equipped with able means of raising to operate on the portacontainer.
Maersk Line has explained that the West Africa, market that in the past was served exclusively with small harbour ships feeder in departure from hub as Algeciras, will be time touched with direct routes operated with ships WAFMAX to service of the Asian customers.
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The shipowning company Danish Maersk Line has introduced a new series of portacontainer specifically destined to the traffics with the western coast of Africa that will be taken in delivery this year and the course of 2012. Before the 22 ships of the series, the Maersk Conakry, monday slid in the ship yard of Ulsan of the South Korean group Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI is christened).
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