Danaos Corporation , international
owner of containerships, announced that on February 28, 2012, it took delivery
of one more newly built containership, the CMA CGM MELISANDE, expanding its
operational fleet to a total of 61 containerships aggregating 312,779 TEU.
The CMA CGM MELISANDE, built
at Shanghai Jiangnan Changxing Heavy Industry has a carrying capacity of 8,530
TEU, is 335 meters long, 42.8 meters wide and has a speed of 25.80 knots. The
CMA CGM MELISANDE has commenced its 12-year time charter at a fixed charter
rate immediately upon delivery. The annualized EBITDA run-rate contribution of
the vessel is expected to be approximately $12.7 mil.
Iraklis Prokopakis, Senior
Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Danaos commented: “The delivery
of CMA CGM Melisande marks the successful completion of a project for building
five 8,530 TEU post-panamax vessels at Jiangnan Changxing shipyard that are the
largest containerships ever built in China.
We would like to express our
appreciation to the shipyard for the good cooperation we have had during these
challenging times.”
Source : SN – TR, 01.03.12.
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