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MPC Container Ships acquires boxship pair

Photo of Jason Jiang Jason JiangOctober 27, 2017
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Fast growing German owner MPC Container Ships continues to expand its fleet with the acquisition of two secondhand boxships.

The company has paid a total of $18.4m for a 2008-built 2,564 teu vessel to be renamed AS Petulia and a 2003-built 1,200 teu vessel to be renamed AS Frida. The seller was not disclosed.

The ships will join MPC’s fleet in November and will increase the company’s fleet to 25 vessels.

In October, MPC’s CEO Ulf Hollander revealed intentions to build up a fleet of 100 ships.

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Photo of Jason Jiang Jason JiangOctober 27, 2017
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Jason Jiang

Jason is one of the most prolific writers on the diverse China shipping & logistics industry and his access to the major maritime players with business in China has proved an invaluable source of exclusives. Having been working at Asia Shipping Media since inception, Jason is the chief correspondent of Splash and associate editor of Maritime CEO magazine. Previously he had written for a host of titles including Supply Chain Asia, Cargo Facts and Air Cargo Week.
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