Eyal Ofer’s Zodiac Maritime has placed an order at South Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for the construction of four 14,300 teu containerships, confirming a story by Splash last month.
The total value of the contract is $405.6m and deliveries will start from July 2020.
Zodiac currently has another five 11,000 teu boxships under construction at HHI, with deliveries scheduled in 2019. It owns a fleet of 134 vessels comprised of 36 bulkers, 41 containerships, 39 tankers, three LPG carriers and 15 car carriers.
