Twelve new 16,800 TEU vessels are to be built by the Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group shipyard. The remaining twelve 9,200 TEU ships will be built by New Times Shipbuilding Company Ltd.
Four billion dollars for building 24 new containerships. Hapag Lloyd is launching its largest order ever in view of boosting its fleet, which currently consists of 287 vessels with a total capacity of 2.2 million TEUs.
Deliveries are scheduled between 2027 and 2029. They will add 312,000 TEUs to the capacity currently deployed by the German shipping company.
Translation by Giles Foster