Maersk Line orders seven ice-class container vessels

Maersk Line recently signed a new building order with COSCO Shipyard Co., Ltd in Zhoushan China. The order is for seven 3,600 TEU container vessels. The vessels will have a length of 200 meters, width of 35.2 m, and a 10 m draft. COSCO Shipyard and Maersk Line have agreed to keep the price confidential.

The order is the first step in the investment program announced by Maersk Line. Over the next five years USD 15 billion will go into vessel new building, retrofit programs, containers, and other equipment. Hereby, Maersk Line will be able to add capacity in line with growth in global container shipping demand as well as replace less efficient chartered tonnage.

Maersk Line has ordered the vessels for Seago Line, its fully-owned container shipping line dedicated to short-sea services in Europe and throughout the Mediterranean region.

The vessels, built to trade in Northern Europe through sea ice, will achieve unprecedented economies of scale. They will provide Seago Line short-sea and feeder customers with competitive services, also in the winter.

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