Maersk Line has signed a new building contract with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) for eleven plus six optional second generation Triple-E container vessels with a capacity of 19,630 teu each.
The vessels will have a length of approximately 400 metres, width of 58.6 metres, and a 16.5 metre draft. The new vessels will be the largest in Maersk Line’s fleet and are intended for the Asia – Europe service. The vessels will replace smaller, less efficient vessels. The contract has a value of USD 1.8 billion.
Investment Programme
This is the second new-building order in Maersk Line’s investment programme, following the seven 3600 teu feeder vessels announced earlier this year. Over the coming five years, Maersk Line plans to invest USD 15 billion in new-buildings, retrofitting, containers and other equipment. Maersk Line will thus be able to maintain the necessary capacity to grow with global demand as well as replace less efficient tonnage.
DSME was also responsible for Maersk Line's pioneering Triple-E vessels. The last (out of twenty) will be delivered this month (June 2015). The eleven new vessels will join Maersk Line’s fleet between April 2017 and May 2018. They will sail under Danish flag.
Picture: Maersk's former world record holder, 18.270 teu Maersk McKinney Moller (picture by SWZ Maritime/Hugo Dill).
