The Israeli container shipping company ZIM has agreements signed to take on long-term rental ten new 11,500 TEU dual-fuel container ships that can be powered by liquefied natural gas. The Haifa-based company has made I note that the total value of the agreements amounts to approximately 2.3 billion dollars.

Seven of the ten ships will be chartered by Containers Ventures Holdings Inc. of the TMS group of the Greek shipowner George Economou and three will be leased by Kenon Holdings which until end of last year was the largest shareholder in ZIM of which held 20.7% of the share capital, a stake that it sold entirely ( of 25 November 2024). The ten container carriers will be built by the Chinese shipyard Zhoushan Changhong Shipyard that will deliver them between 2027 and 2028.

"After receiving all 46 new buildings that we ordered in 2021 and 2022, which have improved the efficiency of the capacity we operate - has underlined the president and CEO of ZIM, Eli Glickman - we are pleased to advance the strategy further related to our fleet by securing long-term rentals for these new 11,500 LNG dual-fuel containerships construction. These agreements guarantee access to an important segment of ships and further strengthen our primary LNG fleet, which is an essential element of commercial differentiation".