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Box Ships has taken in delivery the fourth and fifth portacontainer of own fleet
The sixth and last ship will enter to take part at the end of the month of the fleet
May 20, 2011
Box Ships, the new Greek shipowning society (with center in the Marshall Islands) constituted last year, has taken in delivery the fourth and fifth portacontainer of own fleet. Draft of the MSC Sienna, ship constructed in 2006 and of the ability to 4.546 teu, and of CMA CGM Kingfish, constructed in 2007 and of the ability to 5.095 teu. Box Ships has announced that the first ship is yielded by a company third and the second one from the Paragon Shipping.
The MSC Sienna is rented until January 2014 to the Maersk Line for a every day installment of 28.000 dollars with option of chartering for four next periods of a year to the same installment, while CMA CGM Kingfish is rented until April 2014 to CMA CGM for a every day installment of 23.000 dollars with option for a period more or less 45 days.
Box Ships previews to take in delivery the sixth and last ship of own 31 initial fleet next May. With such delivery the ability to the fleet of the company, that 2,5-year-old will have a medium age, will be pairs to 28.177 teu.
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