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Chart of the week A chronology of the world's largest containerships The world’s largest containership : Who are the contenders? (based on nominal TEU) Year Vessel Name TEU TEU (declared) LOA Breath Draft 1956 IDEAL X *** 96 tdw m m m 1957 GATEWAY CITY * 395 1960 SANTA ELIANA * 405 BARZAN TBA 400.0 58.6 16.0 1960 HAWAIIAN CITIZEN * 490 6 units in series TBA UASC 1962 ELIZABETHPORT ** 833 from Apr 2015 Hyundai Samho/Hyundai H.I. 1966 TRENTON * 1,066 1968 AMERICAN LANCER 1,210 MSC OSCAR 19,224 teu 395.4 58.6 16.0 1969 ENCOUNTER BAY 1,512 12 units in series 197,362 tdw MSC 1970 DART EUROPE 1,556 from Jan 2015 Daewoo (DSME) 1971 EUROLINER 2,050 1972 TOKYO BAY 2,968 CSCL GLOBE 18,982 teu 399.7 58.6 16.0 1981 FRANKFURT EXPRESS 3,430 5 units in series 184,320 tdw 1984 AMERICAN NEW YORK 4,234 CSCL 1988 PRESIDENT TRUMAN 4,528 from Nov 2014 Hyundai H.I. 1988 MARCHEN MAERSK 4,814 1994 NYK ALTAIR 4,953 Maersk 'EEE' 18,340 teu 399.2 59.0 16.0 1995 OOCL CALIFORNIA 5,344 20 units in series 194,153 tdw Maersk 1996 REGINA MAERSK 7,403 from Jun 2013 Daewoo (DSME) 1997 SOVEREIGN MAERSK 8,200 2000 CORNELIUS MAERSK 8,400 0 100 200 300 400 ALPHALINER 2003 AXEL MAERSK 8,650 Length Overall (LOA) in meters 2005 GUDRUN MAERSK 9,500 2006 EMMA MAERSK 15,550 The amazing containership race or : capacity inflation gone askew 2013 MAERSK McKINNEY MOLLER 18,340 2014 CSCL GLOBE 18,982 2015 MSC OSCAR 19,244 Several new box vessels now vie for the title of the world’s largest containership. * converted cargo vessel Since June 2013, when the first Maersk ‘EEE’ unit, the MAERSK McKINNEY ** converted tanker *** experimental deck load on tanker MØLLER, was delivered, several contenders have emerged to stake their claims to Source : Alphaliner archives be the ‘world’s largest’ in terms of advertised container intake.

The 20 Maersk Triple-E units, of which 13 have been delivered so far, are now rated at 18,340 teu. This was surpassed in November when China Shipping INSIDE THIS ISSUE: launched the CSCL GLOBE with an official capacity of 18,982 teu - although CSCL Which containership is the largest ? 111 had advertised the series as 19,100 teu ships on earlier occasions. Service Updates 444 New multi-carrier TP loop takes shape The Mediterranean Shipping Company’s new MSC OSCAR will beat the record with Maersk confirms launch of ME-5 Wan Hai to join APL on Kaohsiung- a declared capacity of 19,224 teu when the vessel is delivered in January. How- China-E Asia service ever, it may lose the crown to UASC’s BARZAN in April. Although the UASC ship is OOCL to launch new intra Asia service Namsung adds Korea-HK-Haiphong currently listed as 18,800 teu, company officials have indicated that the ship’s loop nominal capacity is likely to be adjusted upwards prior to delivery. PIL re-instates direct China-Chittagong link Transfennica Trans-Iberia service In addition to these four series of ultra-large containerships, contracts for six units victim of SECA of 19,200 teu at Samsung Heavy Industry (SHI) have been reported. However, de- Deliveries/New Order Updates 777 tails on this new SHI series of super jumbos are not currently available. December deliveries Seaspan converts options for two more 10,010 teu units at YZJ All of the aforementioned ships share similar dimensions. Each has a breadth of 58.60-59.00 m allowing to stow 23 rows of containers on deck and 21 rows in holds. They also have a similar length of 395-400 m, that fits 24 bays of 40’ containers.

However, each series has different bay distributions due to the different placement

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Voyage planning influences effective of the deckhouse and engine room and funnel. While the Triple E ships container loads feature a forward-mid-aft bay distribution of 8+10+6 40' bays, the CSCL vessels have 9+11+4 bays while the MSC vessels will have 9+10+5 The planning of ship voyages takes into account a number of factors, among bays. which are draft limitations, freeboard rules, quantity of supplies on board at the Maersk ‘EEE’/DSME beginning of a voyage, including fuel oil 40’ bays : 8 + 10 + 6 24 Ship photo credit : (FO) and FO daily consumption. Salvador de la Rubia A basic constraint concerns the most severe draft restrictions on the ship’s voyage. It is usually a channel or port at which the ship have to take into account a maximum permitted draft. It can also be a 8 x 40’ Fwd 10 x 40’ Mid 6 x 40’ Aft Load Line zone or a Load Line seasonal CSCL GLOBE/HHI restriction. This dictates what should be 40’ bays : 9 + 11 + 4 24 ALPHALINER Ship photo credit : the maximum load at the last loading port. Jerzy Nowak Therefore, the departure draft at the loading port has to be adjusted to a lower draft in this respect, also taking into account the impact of the daily FO consumption on the vessel’s draft in the meantime. 9 x 40’ Fwd 11 x 40’ Mid 4 x 40’ Aft For a containership on the Far East-North Europe route, the draft when leaving the The Triple E ships are also twin-engined, compared to the single engine last Far East port, e.g. Singapore, must propulsion on the other vessel series, which leads to a shorter engine factor in the Load Line zones and the Load Line seasonal limitations during the room, freeing up cargo space. Although this and the different bay distri- westbound voyage to North Europe. * butions, as well as the small difference in hull forms will have some im- Technically, the ship can leave Singapore pact on nominal container intake, the main differences between the de- on its Tropical draft, as Singapore is lo- clared teu capacity of the various designs come from the addition of one cated in the Load Line Tropical zone. It notional extra tier of containers on deck. could proceed on this draft to the Suez Canal before encountering a Load Line zone restriction, which will lead to recon- The new designs incorporate lashing bridges with heightened reaches sider the departure load at Singapore. for the side rows. These modified lashing bridges are designed to secure one more layer of containers, allowing in theory up to 11 tiers to be This is because when the ship passes Port Said after transiting the Suez Canal, loaded on deck (see picture below). its draft must not exceed the Summer Raised lashing bridge on side rows draft, as dictated by the Freeboard rules for the Mediterranean. Later in the voyage, a more severe draft limitation applies if the ship arrives in the Biscay Bay between 1 Nov and 31 Mar (Load Line Winter season). Once passing Cap Finisterre (NW Spain), its draft must not exceed the Winter draft. Furthermore, ports such as Hamburg or Antwerp are located in brackish water, which has a lower specific density than salt water and which thus affects the usable deadweight at any given vessel draft. Ship photo credit : Jeon Ho-sung All this has implications on the actual container load of ships deployed on the Far East-North Europe route, and this puts a cap on the practical (usable) intake Despite this, actual ship loads will still be limited by the ‘Archimedes of the latest 18k-19k teu newbuildings. Principle’, draft limits and stability constraints, which put a ceiling on the * (A seasonal limitation also applies in June- container loads (see side bars - page 2 and 3). In practice, the extra tier August when passing the Horn of Africa area, of nominal capacity will not be utilised on loaded legs - with the maxi- that we ignore for the purpose of this demon- mum usable capacity capped at around 18,000 teu for all four types. stration).

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Load Line Markings Deadweight limits kick in before volume limits

From the voyage planning principles described in the side bar on the previous page, it can be deduced that a 18k-19k teu ship on a westbound FE-Europe route with a Summer deadweight of 190,000 tons on a draft of 16.00 m can, in theory, leave the last FE port (e.g. Singapore) on a Tropical draft of 16.33 m corresponding to a deadweight of 196,000 tons, but when passing Port Said, the draft must not exceed 16.00 m, corresponding to a deadweight of 190,000 tons, which ren- ders the Tropical draft inordinate.

To illustrate this, assuming the ship leaves Singapore with a moderate 6,000 tons of supplies and stored liquids (90% of which is FO and DO) and sails at a cruising speed of 18 knots, the ship will burn 160 tons of FO per day, including the consumption of generators, based on an average reefer load.

The freeboard is the vertical distance At that speed, the passage from Singapore to Suez will take 12.5 days separating the freeboard deck (usually during which 2,000 tons of FO are burnt, leaving 4,000 tons of total sup- coinciding with the main deck) from the plies on board once transiting Suez. So, in order to respect the freeboard load lines. The Load Line Convention, which is under IMO responsibility, im- rules when entering the Med at Port Said, the useful cargo deadweight poses a minimum freeboard and a se- must not exceed 186,000 tons, with translates into 10.3 tons per teu on ries of related rules, for safety reasons the basis of an 18,000 teu load and of only 9.8 tons for 19,000 teu. and to ensure that the ship is not over- loaded. The ship can then proceed to North Europe on that load during the Load The maximum amidships draft there- Line Summer season. But should the ship pass Cap Finisterre in the fore corresponds to the distance be- Load Line Winter season, another draft restriction applies, that will fur- tween the freeboard line and the bottom of the ship. ther reduce the cargo load. The Summer freeboard is the freeboard After a further six steaming days from Port Said to the Cap Finisterre, of reference, considered safe for ships to navigate in normal Summer weather. implying an FO consumption of 960 tons, there would remain 3,040 In the tropical regions, where the sea is tons of supplies and liquids, for a total Winter deadweight of 184,000 generally quiet, the ship is allowed to tons, corresponding to a cargo deadweight of 180,960 tons, or 10.1 load down to the Tropical Line. Con- versely, a draft restriction applies when tons per teu based on a 18,000 teu load and of a paltry 9.5 tons for a harsh conditions are expected, such as theoretical 19,000 teu load. in Winter times, where the ship can’t load over the Winter line. The Load With this in mind, the usable capacity of the new 18k/19k teu ships lies Lines rules defines precise areas and in a range of 16,500-18,000 teu on the Far East-Europe headhaul leg, seasons in which such or such Load Line applies. based on an average weight of 11 tons per teu. This wide range is ex- plained by differences in the summer deadweight of different designs, A second set of lines, called Fresh water lines, takes into account a dipping the bunker situation, and the season. of the hull when the ship passes from sea water (density of 1.025) to fresh This raises a capacity assessment issue when evaluating the weekly water (density of 1,000 - see side bar supply on the Far East-Europe route on which all these ships are to be page 2). deployed. The freeboard lines are marked on the hull side, amidships. Of note, the free- Although this issue is not new, it is this time amplified by the high nomi- board deck on large containerships is nal capacity advertised by carriers for the new ultra-large containerships located lower than the top cargo deck, which is only a superstructure deck due to the unusually high container deck stacks. The actual usable ca- despite the appearances. pacity, as defined above, will need to be taken into account to avoid dis- tortions to the capacity growth rates and vessel utilisation assessments.

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New multi-carrier TP loop takes shape

The CSCL-UASC 'AAS-2 / AWS-1' loop is to be revised within the frame of a new arrangement involving five carriers with two further carriers to take slots . Details as follows :

>>> CMA CGM will join as a party in the new 'Ocean Three' arrangements UASC/CSCL/CMA CGM/YM/PIL : (branding the service 'Yang Tze', superseding current slots on MSC's 'Jaguar' AWS-1/AAS-2/Yang Tse/AS-2 loop). Service Details AWS-1/AAS-2/Yang Tse/AS-2 >>> Yang Ming, so far slot taker, will become ship provider (marketing the ser- Vessels Deployed: vice as 'AS2'). 6 x 8,500-10,000 teu >>> PIL will join either as ship provider or slot taker within an agreement with Port Rotation CSCL. Shanghai, Ningbo, Busan, Los Angeles, Oakland, Vostochny (bunkering only), >>> Evergreen will retain its slot allocation within the frame of its existing Shanghai transpacific agreements with CSCL (rebranding the service 'AAC 3'). >>> Hamburg Süd will take slots within a broad agreement with UASC covering the EW and LatAm trades.

The new version of the service will connect Shanghai, Ningbo and Busan with Los Angeles and Oakland.

It will turn in six weeks with six ships of 8,500-9,000 teu, of which three provided by UASC, one by Yang Ming, one by CMA CGM and one either by CSCL or PIL.

Maersk : ME-5 Maersk confirms launch of ME-5 Service Details India-ME-Med ME-5 service Maersk has confirmed the launch in January of a new India-Middle East-Med (ME-5) loop, organized further to the closure of one of the Vessels Deployed: carrier’s two India-ME-Med-US (MECL) services, as reported earlier by 7 x 4,500 teu Alphaliner. Port Rotation Port Said, Algeciras, Valencia, Genoa, The ME-5 will call at Port Said, Algeciras, Valencia, Genoa, Port Said, Port Said, Aqaba, Jeddah, Djibouti, Aqaba, Jeddah, Djibouti, Salalah, Colombo, Chennai, Colombo, Sala- Salalah, Colombo, Chennai, Colombo, lah, Jeddah, Aqaba, Port Said. It will turn in seven weeks with seven Salalah, Jeddah, Aqaba, Port Said ships of 4,500 teu. Chennai, Valencia and Genoa are additional calls that were not so far directly covered with the MECL loops. The first ME-5 sailing is planned from Chennai on 23 February 2015.

This loop will replace the MECL 2 service that calls at Colombo, Sala- APL/WH : CS1/KCS Service Details lah, Jeddah, Aqaba, Port Said, Algeciras, New York, Savannah, Hous- Taiwan-China-Southeast Asia service ton, Miami, Algeciras, Port Said, Djibouti, Jebel Ali, Colombo. Vessels Deployed: 3 x 4,300 teu Wan Hai to join APL on Kaohsiung-China-E Asia service Port Rotation Wan Hai Lines is to join APL on the Kaohsiung-China-South East Asia Kaohsiung, Xiamen, Hong Kong, Chi- (CS1) service that APL is to offer as a replacement to its Korea-China- wan, Port Kelang (N), Singapore, Ja- SE Asia 'KCS' service. Wan Hai will brand the service as 'KCS' and it karta, Singapore, Kaohsiung will provide one the three 4,300 teu ships deployed. The first sailing

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occurred on 28 December from Kaohsiung. The 'CS 1/KCS' calls at Kaohsiung, Xiamen, Hong Kong, Chiwan, Port Kelang (N), Singapore, Jakarta, Singapore, Kaohsiung.

APL’s former KCS service called at Busan, Nansha, Chiwan, Port Ke- lang, Singapore, Jakarta, Singapore, Kaohsiung, Lianyungang, Busan, using four 4,300 teu ships of which three units will be re-assigned to the new CS1/KCS service, while Wan Hai will introduce the 4,250 teu WAN HAI 502 replacing one of the APL ships in mid-February.

OOCL : NPS Service Details OOCL to launch new intra Asia service North China-Pusan-SE Asia service OOCL is to launch next month a new intra Asia service, dubbed 'North Vessels Deployed: China-Pusan-SE Asia' service (NPS), calling at Lianyungang, Qingdao, 4 x 2,200-2,500 teu Dalian, Xingang, Busan, Singapore, Laem Chabang, Kaohsiung, Port Rotation Lianyungang. Lianyungang, Qingdao, Dalian, Xin- gang, Busan, Singapore, Laem Cha- The NPS will turn in four weeks with four ships of 2,200-2,500 teu. bang, Kaohsiung, Lianyungang The first sailing is planned on 27 January from Singapore. Namsung adds Korea-HK-Haiphong loop Korean carrier Namsung Shipping and its affiliate Dong Young Ship- ping have launched a weekly Korea - Hong Kong - Haiphong service Namsung : KHS Service Details (KHS) connecting the Korean ports of Kwangyang, Busan and Ulsan Korea-HK-Haiphong service to Hong Kong and to Haiphong in northern Vietnam. Vessels Deployed: The new loop complements Namsung's existing Inchon-HK-Haiphong 2 x 690 teu service. It turns in two weeks with ships of 690 teu of the 'Mawei Port Rotation 437' design, the OSG BOSSTEC and VEGA LAMBDA, both chartered Kwangyang, Busan, Ulsan, Hong Kong, by Namsung and Dong Young. Haiphong, Hong Kong, Kwangyang So far, Namsung had been offering services from Kwangyang, Busan and Ulsan to HK and Haiphong through slots on the strings of its compatriot Heung-A Shipping. PIL re-instates direct China-Chittagong link PIL has re-introduced a direct service connecting China to Chit- PIL : CCS Service Details tagong, dubbed 'Chittagong-China-Straits' (CCS) service. Chittagong-China-Straits service Vessels Deployed: The new loop combines China - Chittagong links, South China - Singa- 4 x 1,400-1,600 teu pore links and a Singapore - Chittagong two-way shuttle through a butterfly pattern pivoting in Singapore. Port Rotation Nansha, Shekou, Singapore, Chit- The CCS calls at Nansha, Shekou, Singapore, Chittagong, Penang, tagong, Penang, Singapore, Nansha Singapore, Nansha. It turns in four weeks with four vessels of about 1,400-1,600 teu.

The first departure was ensured from Nansha on 11 December with the 1,740 teu HANSA NORDBURG (Wenchong 1700), a vessel char-

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tered by PIL for a short period from Hamburg-based owner Leonhardt & Blumberg. The service will then be run with four ships owned by PIL.

PIL previously offered a direct China-Chittagong service from Septem- ber 2011 to early 2012 with the 'Bangladesh Thailand China' (BTC) service. Transfennica Trans-Iberia service victim of SECA Transfennica : Trans-Iberia service The Finnish short-sea roro carrier Transfennica, part of the Dutch Trans-Iberia ‘Motorways of the Sea’ (Suspended in Dec 2014) Spliethoff Group, has shut down its Bilbao-Portsmouth-Zeebrugge roro service. Vessels Deployed: 2 x 2,200 lm roro vsls The service was axed earlier this month, due to the cost impact that Port Rotation Northern Europe’s new sulphur emissions regulations, to be imple- Bilbao, Portsmouth, Zeebrugge, Bilbao mented on 1 January, would have had on the loop’s operation. Until recently, this Trans-Iberia service was operated with two roro cargo vessels offering 3,000 lane meters for 206 trailers.

Transfennica said that the upcoming SECA (Sulphur Emission Con- trolled Area) legislation will result in increased fuel costs and will drive up to 50% of the trailer volumes back on roads.

Ironically, the service was started in 2007 under the EU's ‘Motorways of the Sea’ program. This ’green” EU initiative was intended to shift more road cargo on to the sea in order to decongest European high- ways and, ironically, to reduce emissions. Map of Europe show North Sea and Baltic SECA zone Although Bilbao lies outside of the SECA zone, Portsmouth and Zee- brugge are located inside the zone, which starts at the western tip of

The Sulphur Emission Control Area (SECA) Brittany. Unless expensively retrofitted with exhaust gas scrubbers or Countries with coast only in SECA run on natural gas as a clean fuel, conventional vessels trading in- Countries with part of the coast in SECA Countries without coast in SECA side the zone will have to resort to burning costly MDO/MGO bunker as from 1 January in order to comply with the new emission stan- dards.

Spliethoff Group, the owner of Transfennica, has decided to install exhaust scrubbers on all six of its ‘Trafexpress’ roro sisters. These 643 teu and 2,950 lane vessels operate exclusively on the carriers’ paper-heavy Baltic Sea to UK and Northrange routes. As of January, Portsmouth Zeebrugge these services will fall under the SECA areas in the entirety. In contrast, the Trans-Ibera service was operated with long-term chartered roro vessels, not yet retrofitted with scrubbers.

Bilbao Of note, the French shipping company LD Lines has recently axed a similar from-road-to-sea roro service in the Bay of Biscay, when it dropped sailings from Gijon (northern Spain) to Poole (UK) and Nantes-Saint Nazaire (France) following a ‘business review’.

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DELIVERY UPDATES The CSCL PACIFIC OCEAN (18,980 teu) is delivered CSCL has received the CSCL PACIFIC OCEAN, second of five ULCS of Cellular Containership Deliveries 18,980 teu ordered in May 2013 at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) December 2014 for $136.59 M each. The ships, initially ordered with an intake stated as 18,400 teu, are 400 m long for a breadth of 58.60m, allowing 23 Name Teu Operator rows of containers on deck. Each ship is propelled by a fully electroni- CSCL PACIFIC OCEAN 18,980 CSCL cally-controlled slow speed engine designed by MAN-B&W (model CMA CGM LITANI 10,622 CMA CGM S90ME-C9.2 in 12 cylinder version), offering a nominal power of 69,720 kW, de-rated to 56,800 kW to optimize bunker consumption CMA CGM TIGRIS 10,622 CMA CGM and to reduce emissions under slow steaming operation. CAUTIN 9,300 Hapag-Lloyd The CSCL PACIFIC OCEAN follows the CSCL GLOBE, delivered in No- MAERSK TIGRIS 5,466 Maersk vember, and she is to join this vessel on the Asia-North Europe ser- KOTA SEJARAH 3,889 PIL vice offered in partnership by CMA CGM, CSCL and UASC within the NORDLUCHS 1,756 SITC 'Ocean Three' (O3) agreement (named respectively FAL 8/AEX 1/AEC

MILD JAZZ 1,098 SJJ 1 by each carrier). This service is one of the four Asia-North Europe loops to be implemented under the O3 agreement from mid-January. SUNNY DAISY 1,000 KMTC Apart from the O3 carriers, this loop will also be used by COSCO, HEUNG-A HAIPHONG 1,000 Heung-A Yang Ming, Hanjin and Evergreen under separate slot agreements.

FUTABA 211 Imoto The service turns in 11 weeks with 11 ships of 10,000-19,000 teu, including the five new ULCS from CSCL. It should be fully run with 18,000-19,000 teu ships by 2016, after the completion of the six 18,800 teu UASC newbuildings of the A18-class, which will start to be delivered in March or April. In the meantime, UASC will assign 14,900 teu units of its new A15-class (formerly advertised as 14,000 teu ships and marketed as A14-class) to the loop.

China Shipping’s five new container ships, CSCL GLOBE, CSCL PA- CIFIC OCEAN, CSCL ATLANTIC OCEAN, CSCL INDIAN OCEAN and CSCL ARCTIC OCEAN, will be operated under the Hong Kong flag by CSCL (HK) Ltd, the Hong Kong branch of the company. All five ships are due to be delivered by March.

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DELIVERY UPDATES The CMA CGM TIGRIS (10,622 teu) is delivered CMA CGM has taken in charge the CMA CGM TIGRIS, fourth vessel in a series of ten wide beam neo-panamaxes initially declared as 9,400 teu which saw their capacity upgraded to 10,622 teu through higher deck stacks.

Ordered in September 2012 from Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Corp. and New Century Shipbuilding Corp. by China International Marine Containers (CIMC), the contracts were backed by 12 year bare-boat charters to the French Line. The CMA CGM TIGRIS follows the CMA CGM LITANI, delivered two weeks ago. The CMA CGM TIGRIS is an enhanced version of the first CIMC The wide beam neo-panamaxes delivered to CMA CGM.

These 'Mk II' ships feature a raised wheelhouse and funnel that helps to boost their capacity from 9,289-9,400 teu to 10,622 teu.

The ships present a deadweight of 112,500 tons, an Loa of 299.95 m and a beam of 48.20 m. They are fitted with 1,458 reefer plugs.

CMA CGM TIGRIS will join this week the multicarrier Far East-ECSA service operated by Maersk Line, CMA CGM, CSAV, Hamburg Süd, CSCL, Hanjin and CCNI. After only a single rotation, the ship is planned to join the new Far East-Black Sea service offered by CMA CGM, CSCL and UASC within the O3 arrangement. With their 'Bosporus-max' dimensions, these ships are well suited for this loop.

CIMC, the vessel’s owner, was founded in January 1980 in Shenzhen and has been listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange since 1994. Its main shareholders are COSCO and China Merchants Holding. CIMC is the world's largest manufacturer of marine containers and it has ex- panded its activity portfolio to the financing of containerships in 2012.

Apart from the ten ships chartered to CMA CGM, CIMC is also to fi- nance the construction of 14 units of 8,800 teu for MSC to be delivered in 2015-16.

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DELIVERY UPDATES The EVER LUNAR (8,508 teu) is named Evergreen has named last week the EVER LUNAR, seventh of ten

Cellular Containership Deliveries ships of 8,508 teu ordered in May 2011 in Taiwan at CSBC. In addi- by Month 2010-2014 tion to the ten ships from Taiwan, the 30-strong 'L-class' newbuilding program also comprises 20 sister units from South Korea’s Sam- sung, all of which have already been delivered. Dec 11 Nov 15 Oct 19 Sep 9 Owned by Evergreen Marine Corp. (EMC), the Taipei-listed arm of Ev- Aug 14 ergreen, the EVER LUNAR will bring Evergreen's tally of L-types to 27 Jul 29 Jun 16 May 22 units. The ship is to be delivered in early January and it will be de- Apr 23 ployed on the Far East-Arabian/Persian Gulf (APG) service. Mar 19 Feb 9 2014 Jan 15 Dec 9 The EVER LUNAR follows in this series the EVER LOADING, delivered Nov 11 Oct 14 in July. Sep 23 Aug 15 Jul 16 The KOTA SEJARAH (geared 3,889 teu) is delivered Jun 27 May 28 Apr 22 PIL has received the KOTA SEJARAH, fifth of 12 wide beam geared Mar 29 Feb 12 containerships of 3,889 teu ordered in two steps in August and No- 2013 Jan 16 Dec 16 vember 2012 at the Dalian Shipyard. The KOTA SEJARAH has joined Nov 21 Oct 15 last weekend PIL’s East Asia-South & West Africa service (SWS), so Sep 15 Aug 11 far operated with a mix of geared and gearless tonnage of 2,600- Jul 19 Jun 24 2,800 teu, progressively replaced by the 3,889 teu newbuildings. May 19 Apr 24 Mar 20 The KOTA SEJARAH follows the KOTA SEGAR, delivered in October Feb 18 2012 Jan 11 and also assigned to the 'SWS'. These new ships present a dead- Dec 16 Nov 10 weight of 51,700 tons, an Loa of 228.00 m and a beam of 37.30 m. Oct 15 Sep 10 They are fitted with four cranes, of which three of 48 tons and one of Aug 13 Jul 12 35 tons. Jun 20 May 23 Apr 33 PIL operates the 'SWS' alongside its 'SW 2' service, ensured with Mar 16 Feb 6 2,500 teu ships, and its 'SW 3' service, operated jointly with Nile- 2011 Jan 16 Dec 11 Dutch with 4,200 teu-class ships. Nov 2 Oct 20 Sep 17 Aug 21 The MILD JAZZ (1,098 teu) joins Shanghai Jin Jiang Jul 35 Jun 29 May 33 Chinese carrier Shanghai Jin Jiang Shipping (SJJ) has received the Apr 27 Mar 28 1,098 teu MILD JAZZ, fourth unit in a newbuilding program of eight Feb 14 2010 Jan 29 ships. The carrier’s first-ever newbuilding contracts were placed in June 2012 at Jiangnan Shipyard, with four firm orders accompanied by two sets of options. The MILD JAZZ and her sisters ships have been designed by Shanghai’s SDARI. TEU Delivered Units delivered SJJ presently also owns eight ships of 760 to 1,100 teu, all bought second-hand. As part of its fleet renewal, the carrier has recently sold its 672 teu FREEDOM (built 1997) for scrap.

The new MILD JAZZ will this week phase into the SJJ Shanghai-Japan services, joining the first ships in the series, MILD SONATA, MILD CHORUS and MILD WALTZ, delivered in May, July and September.

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DELIVERY/NEW ORDER UPDATES The HEUNG-A HAIPHONG (1,000 teu) is delivered Korean carrier Heung-A Shipping has received the 1,000 teu HEUNG- A HAIPHONG, second of four ships of a new wide beam design ordered at the Dae Sun shipyard in April 2013. This week, the vessel is to phase into the Korea-Haiphong (BIH) service jointly operated by Heung-A and Namsung.

The new ships present a deadweight of 12,470 tons, an Loa of 141.00 m and a beam of 24.80 m for a summer draft of 8.21 m. FUTABA - delivered December 2014 They are bare-boat chartered with a purchase option at the end of the charter period. The HEUNG-A HAIPHONG follows the HEUNG-A JANICE, delivered in November. The FUTABA (211 teu) joins Imoto network Japan’s domestic container operator Imoto Lines has received the The new vessel is equipped with two 211 teu cellular ship FUTABA from the Koike Shipyard, located at propellers and with Hiroshima. The FUTABA will be deployed on the Setouchi-Kyushu twin flap rudders. route. Imoto's domestic and feeder services connect around 30 Japa- These are fitted with articulated nese ports, including Tokyo, Yokohama, Nagoya, Osaka, Kobe, Chiba, flaps that amplify Hachinohe, Hakata, Hibiki, Hiroshima, Hososhima, Iwakuni, Kana- the rudder effect for enhanced ma- zawa, Maizuru, Moji, Niigata, Oita, Omaezaki, Onahama, Otaru, Sa- noeuvrability. kaiminato, Sendai, Shibushi, Shimizu, Takamatsu, Tokushima, To- yama, Toyohashi, Ube, Yokkaichi. The ships cater for pure intra-Japan Imoto is awaiting in 2016 a 540 teu unit, its domestic cargoes as well as providing local feeder services under largest ever ship, ordered in January 2014 at the Kyokuyo shipyard. The ship will Japanese flag for most of the mainline operators that serve Japan. feature an hemispheric accommodation block located forward (see below). The FUTABA has an Loa of 94 m and a breadth of 14 m, with a forward bridge allowing to stack high deckloads in the cargo sections (including for the repositioning of empty boxes) without the need to provide an high-placed aft wheelhouse as is the case in most Imoto ships so far. The vessel also adopted an unique electric propulsion system that will allow low load operations for greater fuel savings. Seaspan converts options for two more 10,010 teu units at YZJ Seaspan has converted options for two additional 10,010 teu units at Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, bringing the total number of ships ordered in this ‘Saver’ series to 23 units. Seaspan still holds options for a further six units of the type at Yangzijiang.

The ownership of these ships is split between Seaspan and Greater China Intermodal Investments (GCI), a Marshall-based investment vehicle established by Seaspan together with the Carlyle Group and the Washington family.

The first 21 units of this series have been (or will be) chartered out to Hanjin Shipping (seven units), MOL (ten units) and Maersk (four units). No charterer has yet been named for the two latest vessels.

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