As it seeks greater
efficiencies and consolidation of the fleet following its acquisition of United
Arab Shipping Company (UASC), Hapag-Lloyd has announced that it will send three
of UASC’s oldest ships for ‘green scrapping’ in China and Turkey.
The three container ships,
Deira, Najran and Sakaka, have been part of the Hapag-Lloyd fleet since its
merger with UASC at the end of May, but were delivered to UASC from Japanese
shipyards in 1997 and 1998.
With a TEU capacity of
4,101, the ships are too small to remain viable in the mainline shipping
sector, and a little too large to be effectively operated as feeder vessels.
Hapag-Lloyd, since 2004, has
been pursuing its internal Ship Recycling Policy whereby ships which are no
longer needed must be recycled in a safe and environmentally friendly manner.
Hapag-Lloyd said the ships
are being taken from the market as they no longer fit with its portfolio.
“As one of the world’s
leading liner shipping companies, we are aware of our ecological and social
responsibilities,” said Anthony Firmin, chief operating officer (COO) of
Hapag-Lloyd.
Hapag-Lloyd in 2015 sold 16
of its fleet’s older units, which were also disposed of in an environmentally
friendly manner.
Source:
arabian
supply chain. 28 September 2017
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