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Two portacontainer for the Greeks Danaos Corporation and Box Ships
Danaos has taken in delivery a new ship from 8.530 teu, while Box Ships has signed an agreement in order to buy a constructed unit from 5.060 teu in 2004
July 13, 2011
The shipowning company Greek Danaos Corporation has taken in delivery the new portacontainer CMA CGM Attila, of the ability to 8.530 teu, that it is constructed by the Chinese ship yard Shanghai Jiangnan Changxing Heavy Industry. The ship, that it is long 335 meters, wide 42,8 meters and has a speed of 25,8 knots, is most major unit post-Panamax constructed in China and is before a series of five ships that Danaos will take in delivery within the end of this year.
CMA CGM Attila is rented to the French company CMA CGM for 12 years. With the new ship the consistency of the fleet of Danaos is gone up to 56 portacontainer for a total ability to 265.559 teu.
While another Greek company, the Box Ships Inc., has signed an agreement in order to buy for 55 million dollars portacontainer the MSC Emma of the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) that it has an ability to 5.060 teu and is constructed in 2004 from the South Korean Hanjin Heavy Industries Ltd. The ship will be rented to the same MSC for a period three-year-old to a every day installment of hire of 28.500 dollars with option in order to extend the period of chartering of a year.
With the MSC Emma the consistency of the fleet of Box Ships will go up to seven portacontainer for an ability to 33.237 teu.
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The shipowning company Greek Danaos Corporation has taken in delivery the new portacontainer CMA CGM Attila, of the ability to 8.530 teu, that it is constructed by the Chinese ship yard Shanghai Jiangnan Changxing Heavy Industry. The ship, that it is long 335 meters, wide 42,8 meters and has a speed of 25,8 knots, is most major unit post-Panamax constructed in China and is before a series of five ships that Danaos will take in delivery within the end of this year.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
