[271111.EN.SEA] Maersk Adds Fresh Layer Of Boxes, Making 7,450-TEUer Into 8,500 TEUer

Thursday, 24.Nov.2011, 00:39 (GMT+3)

DANISH shipping giant Maersk is to make eight of its 7,450 TEU ships into 8,500-TEU vessels by adding two extra layers of containers stowed forward of the accommodation block and raising the wheelhouse to see over the highest stacks.

DANISH shipping giant Maersk is to make eight of its 7,450 TEU ships into 8,500-TEU vessels by adding two extra layers of containers stowed forward of the accommodation block and raising the wheelhouse to see over the highest stacks.

But the report from Paris-based Alphaliner did not said whether the remaining eight SAM-MAX vessels would be retrofitted with an elevated wheelhouse and a 1,500 TEU capacity increase.

The upgrade is taking place at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) Okpo yard at the outfitting berth with its first ship of Maersk Lota to be delivered and deployed on its Far East-ECSA route.

Source : SN-TR.