Taiwan’s TS Lines has signed for a much telegraphed order for four boxships. Splash reported last month on a letter of intent – now firmed up – with Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) for two methanol dual-fuelled 14,000 teu ships and two 7,092 teu vessels. The ships comes with scrubbers with brokers suggesting the prices are $145m per unit for the larger ships and $89m for the smaller ones.
TS Lines has ordered at SWS in the past. The company, founded in 2001, is the world’s 21st largest liner according to data from Alphaliner with a fleet today of just over 100,000 slots.
