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Hapag-Lloyd in for 11,000 teu quintet
Hamburg: Hapag-Lloyd has signed a letter of intent with Korea’s Hyundai Heavy Industries for the construction of five 11,000 teu containerships.
Speaking with Maritime CEO earlier this year Rolf Habben Jansen, the German line’s Dutch ceo, said he would be putting pen to paper on new ship orders in the second quarter of 2015.
At the end of last month, the line announced a net loss of €604m ($654m) for 2014.