HHI delivers two 8,600 TEU Containerships to NYK

NYK(Nippon Yusen Kaisha) has received the second and third of eight 8,600 TEU containerships ordered by NYK, four from Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd.(HHI) and four from IHI Marine United Inc. The two new ships, NYK Venus and NYK Vesta, will be incorporated into the European EU4 route operated by the Grand Alliance.

With the addition of the two containerships, NYK will be able to respond to the expanding demand for transportation to various countries, particularly China.

The additional five vessels currently under construction will be completed by the first half of 2008 and incorporated sequentially into the Grand Alliance routes between East Asia and Europe.