'K' Line to order two additional new next-generation 7,500 TEUs
Source:transportweekly 2014-6-30 9:39:00
Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd ("K" Line) has decided to order two additional new next-generation 7,500 TEUs with delivery 2017 to add to a recent identical eight-vessel shipbuilding contracts with delivery from 2015 to 2016 from Shin Kurushima Dockyard Co. Ltd, according to Shipping Gazette.
By adding these two new additional ships, line-up of its new next generation car carrier vessels with better stability and increased fuel efficiency will expand to a total of 10.
The move will support its commitment to delivering value-added efficiency as well as the capability of handling an even wider variety of cargo mix of passenger cars but also other ro-ro cargoes.