HAMBURG SUD ORDERS NEW SERIES OF 4,100-TEU SHIPS
Hamburg Sud, the German shipping group that owns Columbus Line, Crowley American Transport and Alianca, has ordered six 4,100-TEU containerships from the Daewoo shipyard in South Korea.
The new series of ships is destined for the Europe/East Coast of South America trade. It will follow the recent delivery of six 3,700-TEU containerships deployed by the carrier on the U.S. East Coast/East Coast of South America route.
The vessels will be delivered between October 2004 and September 2005.