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Agreement Mitsubishi Heavy Industries - Hakata Shipbuilding Co. in order to realize innovative portacontainer from 1.000 teu
Order for the first two ships by South Korean KMTC
March 18, 2013
The Japanese navalmeccanico group Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHOS) has signed an agreement with the compatriot Hakata Shipbuilding Co., that it manages a ship yard to Imabari, in order to currently realize a new series portacontainer of the ability to 1.000 teu with ability to cargo and efficiency of the consumption of advanced level to that of the portacontenitori of the same class on the market. The first two ships of new type are ordered today by the South Korean company Korea Marine Transport Co. (KMTC).
The agreement previews that MHOS take care of the realization of the hulls and the planning of maximum of the ships, while Hakata Shipbuilding will produce the executive planning and will construct the portacontainer in its plant. The first two ships for KMTC will be delivered by October 2014.
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