THAI intra-Asia operator Regional Container Lines' move into mega ships will be through the purchase of two 12,000-TEU newbuild resales from Japan's Imabari Shipbuilding, reports London's Loadstar.
RCL bought six ships, joining the rush for tonnage in a soaring market. Currently RCL owns 41 ships with capacities ranging from 628 - 6,350 TEU.
The neo-panamax ships costing US$115 million each, are understood to have been ordered by Imabari's ship-owning affiliate, Shoei Kisen Kaisha.
Vessel databases indicate that the ships will be delivered in September 2022 and January 2023, and will be named Santi Bhum and Thitti Bhum.
They are sister ships to newbuildings Shoei Kisen Kaisha ordered for long-term charter to carriers Yang Ming and Evergreen.
RCL announced the acquisitions in August, but did not disclose additional information, other than the seller was a Panama-incorporated entity, Giant Line, and when the ships were to be delivered.
This month, RCL, primarily an intra-Asia carrier, informed the Stock Exchange of Thailand that it had incorporated individual vessel-owning special purpose vehicles in the country to own the ships.
For the first half, RCL's net profit rose 27-fold to $190.5 million, citing surging demand for durable goods and medical supplies due to the ongoing Covid scare.
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RCL bought six ships, joining the rush for tonnage in a soaring market. Currently RCL owns 41 ships with capacities ranging from 628 - 6,350 TEU.
The neo-panamax ships costing US$115 million each, are understood to have been ordered by Imabari's ship-owning affiliate, Shoei Kisen Kaisha.
Vessel databases indicate that the ships will be delivered in September 2022 and January 2023, and will be named Santi Bhum and Thitti Bhum.
They are sister ships to newbuildings Shoei Kisen Kaisha ordered for long-term charter to carriers Yang Ming and Evergreen.
RCL announced the acquisitions in August, but did not disclose additional information, other than the seller was a Panama-incorporated entity, Giant Line, and when the ships were to be delivered.
This month, RCL, primarily an intra-Asia carrier, informed the Stock Exchange of Thailand that it had incorporated individual vessel-owning special purpose vehicles in the country to own the ships.
For the first half, RCL's net profit rose 27-fold to $190.5 million, citing surging demand for durable goods and medical supplies due to the ongoing Covid scare.
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