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Hyundai Merchant Marine will invest 2,8 billion dollars in order to acquire 20 new portacontainer of large-capacity
Seven ships from 23.000 teu will be constructed DSME, others five from SHI and eight unit from 15.000 teu from HHI
September 28, 2018
Today the company of South Korean navigation Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has announced an investment of 3.153, 2 billion won (2,8 billion dollars), of which 896,9 billion won of deep own, for the acquisition of 20 new portacontainer of large-capacity. 12 ships of the ability to 23.000 teu and eight of the ability to 15.000 teu will be ordered.
The eight units of smaller abilities will be constructed by the South Korean navalmeccanico group Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) and the 12 portacontenitori from 23.000 teu will be realized by others two national shipbuilding groups: Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), than of it will construct seven, and Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), that it will deliver five ships.
Explaining that the initiative is time to answer to the normative new in environmental matters and to strengthen the competitiveness of the company in mean-along term equipping it of portacontainer to reduced environmental impact, the board of directors of the HMM has specified that the entire investment will be carried to term within the half of 2021.
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