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MPC Ships Container begins the activity buying seven portacontainer for 38 million dollars
Already agreed the terms for the acquisition of others six ships
May 23, 2017
Norwegian MPC Ships Container, society constituted last month from the MPC Capital of Amburgo with the objective to constitute a fleet of portacontainer of limited ability comprised between 1.000 and 3.000 teu, has announced the purchase of seven portacontainer for total 38 million dollars.
draft of two twin ships AS Laetitia and AS Lagoon, both of the cargo ability of 966 teu, constructed in 2007 and 2008, of the Rickmers Malaysia (that AS will be renamed Lagoon) that is constructed in 2009 and has an ability to 1.300 teu, of the River Taku, ship of 2004 that can transport until 2.556 teu, of twin ships AS Carinthia and Cardonia both of 2003 and the constructed ability to 2.824 teu and a portacontainer from 2.100 teu in 2007.
Five of the ships already is taken in delivery from MPC Ships Container and last the two will enter to take part at the end of the fleet of the new company of the next month. With the exception of the AS Laetitia, all the ships already are placed to chartering near other companies for contractual periods comprised between six and 24 months.
MPC Ships Container has announced moreover to have already agreed the terms for the acquisition of others six portacontainer, of which from 1.200 teu, two from 2.500 teu and four from 2.800 teu.
MPC Ships Container, that it is quoted on Norwegian the share list OTC, has specified that to completion of these transactions approximately 80 million 100 million the collected capital last month it is invested and that the company is estimating new opportunities and has in course negotiations for the acquisition of other ships.
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Norwegian MPC Ships Container, society constituted last month from the MPC Capital of Amburgo with the objective to constitute a fleet of portacontainer of limited ability comprised between 1.000 and 3.000 teu, has announced the purchase of seven portacontainer for total 38 million dollars.
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