CSCL receives sixth 10,036 TEU
Source:transportweekly 2014-7-17 10:16:00
China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) has received its sixth in a series of eight ships of 10,036 TEU from Hudong Zhonghua ordered in October 2011, valued at US$94.3 million per vessel.
According to Paris-based newsletter Alphaliner, the carrier did not exercise its option for four additional units in April 2012 of an overall order split between Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) and Dalian Shipbuilding Heavy Industries.
THe CSCL Yellow Sea is to be deployed on its America-Asia Container (AAC) service along with her five sister ships, of which CSCL Autumn and CSCL Bohai Sea joined following delivery in May.
The delivery will complete capacity increases from 8,500 TEU to 10,000 TEU scale on the loop which is slot-shared by Evergreen, UASC and Yang Ming.