OSLO-BASED containership owner and operator MPC Container Ships (MPCC) is continuing to expand its vessel fleet with the acquisition of another feeder-size containership, the 1,740-TEU AS Selina, a vessel built in 2012 at the Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard in China, for US$13.86 million.
The firm said it expects to take delivery of the vessel during the third quarter of the year, reports American Shipper.
Along with the May purchase of three 2,500-TEU ships, the latest acquisition will bring MPCC's total fleet to 69 ships, 40 of which are owned and operated by MPC Container Ships Invest BV, a wholly owned subsidiary of MPCC.
Incorporated in January 2017 and having taken control of its first vessels in April 2017, MPC Container Ships is already the largest owner of feeder-size container vessels - those with capacity of up to 3,000 TEU - in the world.
The company in June raised roughly $50 million through a private share placement for additional vessel acquisitions.
The firm said it expects to take delivery of the vessel during the third quarter of the year, reports American Shipper.
Along with the May purchase of three 2,500-TEU ships, the latest acquisition will bring MPCC's total fleet to 69 ships, 40 of which are owned and operated by MPC Container Ships Invest BV, a wholly owned subsidiary of MPCC.
Incorporated in January 2017 and having taken control of its first vessels in April 2017, MPC Container Ships is already the largest owner of feeder-size container vessels - those with capacity of up to 3,000 TEU - in the world.
The company in June raised roughly $50 million through a private share placement for additional vessel acquisitions.