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the German Oskar Wehr Reederei is exiting from the segment of the portacontainer
the company of Amburgo will concentrate the single attention on own fleet of rinfusiere
January 26, 2017
Marine magazine German "HANSA" has announced that the shipowning society Oskar Wehr Reederei di Amburgo has confirmed the decision to withdraw from the field of the container yielding almost all the fleet of portacontenitori and focusing own business on the fleet of rinfusiere.
The German publication has specified that in the last various weeks portacontainer of the Wehr they are placed or on sale destined to the demolition, last of which it has been the Wehr Singapore, of the ability to 5.089 teu, that it is constructed in 2005 from Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co. and that it is sold in China for 6,9 million dollars. Moreover last July the Wehr Weser of 2.524 teu, constructed in 2001 from the Kvaerner, was yielded Helvetian MSC and previously the binoculars Wehr Warnow and Wehr Beam, both of the ability to 2.524t teu, were yielded to total Chinese SITC for 7,7 million dollars and the Wehr Bille of 2.564 teu was sold in China for 3,9 million dollars, while the Wehr Alster of 2.474 teu was sent in India for being demolished for a fee 290 pairs to USD/ltd.
"We are exiting completely from the segment of the container", the managing director of the shipowning company, Thomas Wehr has confirmed to the HANSA, specifying that others three portacontainer, the Wehr Host and the Wehr Havel, both of the ability to 2.500 teu and constructed in 2002, and the unit Panamax Wehr Hong Kong, of 5.100 teu constructed in 2006, will be sold within the next summer. After the series of cessions, of the fleet of portacontainer of the society of Amburgo, originally constituted from 15 units, it will remain only the ship Wehr Schulau, constructed in 1999 and of the ability to 1.730, than - Thomas Wehr has explained - very it is adapted to the current situation of the market of the hires.
Wehr has confirmed that in future the company will concentrate the single attention on own fleet of portarinfuse constituted by 11 ships Capesize and Supramax, segment in which - it has emphasized - "we catch a glimpse absolutely better perspectives".
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Marine magazine German "HANSA" has announced that the shipowning society Oskar Wehr Reederei di Amburgo has confirmed the decision to withdraw from the field of the container yielding almost all the fleet of portacontenitori and focusing own business on the fleet of rinfusiere.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
