THE Mediterranean Shipping
Company (MSC) has received the MSC Valeria, the last vessel in a series of 26
ultra-large containerships (ULCs) with capacities of between 13,798 TEU and
14,000 TEU, built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering (DSME) and Samsung.
The 14,000-TEUers are 366
metres long, 51.2 metres wide with a 20-row breath, which are wider than the
new Panama locks limit of 49 metres.
The MSC Valeria is the 18th
of the DSME vessels, which are of a similar design with the Samsung units of the
same dimensions. She has joined last week MSC's Asia-Med 'Dragon' service. The
MSC Valeria follows the MSC Deila in the DSME series, delivered in April,
according to Alphaliner.
In addition to these ULCs,
MSC has also received 22 neopanamax VLCs ranging in size from 12,500-13,000 TEU
and is expecting four further ships of this size before the end of 2012. It has
also recently launched a newbuilding programme for six 16,000-TEU ships, to be
chartered from Zodiac Maritime.
Source : SN-TR.
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