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Del Monte squeezes an extra pair of reefer ships out of Huangpu Wenchong

Photo of Sam Chambers Sam ChambersOctober 22, 2018
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Del Monte’s shipping division Network Shipping has extended its series of fully reefer containerships at Huangpu Wenchong in China to six vessels, by ordering a further pair of 634 feu units, scheduled to be delivered at the end of 2020, according to Clarkson Research. The Tier III ships come with scrubbers.

The Del Monte fleet today comprises 15 owned ships and eight on charter. The California-headquartered company can trace its origins back to 1886. It has annual sales of around $1.8bn.

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Photo of Sam Chambers Sam ChambersOctober 22, 2018
32 Less than a minute
Photo of Sam Chambers

Sam Chambers

Starting out with the Informa Group in 2000 in Hong Kong, Sam Chambers became editor of Maritime Asia magazine as well as East Asia Editor for the world’s oldest newspaper, Lloyd’s List. In 2005 he pursued a freelance career and wrote for a variety of titles including taking on the role of Asia Editor at Seatrade magazine and China correspondent for Supply Chain Asia. His work has also appeared in The Economist, The New York Times, The Sunday Times and The International Herald Tribune.
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