18,980-TEU CSCL Pacific Ocean delivered from Hyundai to join Ocean Three - by ENews HKSG CHINA Shipping Container Line (CSCL) has received the 18,980-TEU CSCL Pacific Ocean, second of five same size vessels ordered in May 2013 from Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for US$136.59 million each. The ships, initially ordered with an intake stated as 18,400 TEU, are 400 metres long and 58.6 metres abeam, allowing 23 rows of containers on deck. Each ship has an electronically-controlled slow speed engine designed by MAN-B&W (model S90ME-C9.2 in 12 cylinder version), offering a nominal power of 69,720 kW, de-rated to 56,800 kW to optimise bunker consumption and to reduce emissions under slow steaming operation. The CSCL Pacific Ocean follows the CSCL Globe, delivered in November, and she is to join this vessel on the Asia-North Europe service offered in partnership by CMA CGM, CSCL and UASC within the Ocean Three (O3) agreement (named respectively FAL 8/AEX 1/AEC1 by each carrier). This service is one of the four Asia-North Europe loops to be implemented under the O3 agreement from mid-January. Apart from the O3 carriers, this loop will also be used by Cosco, Yang Ming, Hanjin and Evergreen under separate slot agreements. 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 Pacific Ocean, CSCL Atlantic Ocean, CSCL Indian Ocean and CSCL Arctic Ocean, will be operated under the Hong Kong flag by CSC (HK) Ltd, the Hong Kong branch of the company. All five ships are due to be delivered by March.
Posted on: Tue, 06 Jan 2015 00:47:53 +0000
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