Germany’s Hapag-Lloyd, the world’s fifth-largest container shipping company, is currently in discussions with companies to purchase ten 13, 000 TEU vessels, reports Marine Monks.
The $1 billion deal
The company’s spokesperson told, “We can confirm that we are in ongoing negotiations about ten 13, 000 TEU vessels.”
The negotiations come one month after the company announced it has hired the South Korean shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) to build six dual-fuel containerships. The deal is worth about $1 billion.
Following the new agreements, the liner firm’s TEU capacity will exceed 1,7 million TEUs with a fleet of over 20 vessels.
Acquisition of Nile Dutch Investments
Earlier this month, Hapag-Lloyd closed the acquisition of Dutch container shipping specialist Nile Dutch Investments B.V.
Nile Dutch brings with it seven liner services, around 35,000 TEU of transport capacity, and a container fleet with a capacity of around 80,000 TEU.
The carrier expects that its revenue for the current 2021 financial year as a whole will surpass the prior-year level.
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Source: Marine Monks
