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MSC saves US$26m for each of its five 22,000-TEUers ordered from SHI
SWISS shipping giant Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has managed to revise downwards the price of each of the six 22,000 TEU containerships that the Geneva-based carrier ordered at Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) in late September from US$164 million per ship to $138 million, according to a statement issued week by the yard.
SHI's initial price of $164 million included propulsion options, which look like they have been jettisoned, according to the latest weekly report from container analysts Alphaliner. MSC had originally mulled going down the LNG fuel route for its new ship orders.
The six 22,000 TEU ships are all scheduled for delivery by December 2019. They add to orders for five ships of the same size that MSC placed with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME). The DSME ships do still come with LNG propelled engines.
Rival CMA CGM has ordered nine 22,000 TEU ships in China, all coming with LNG-fuelled engines, Splash 24/7 of Singapore reported.
SHI's initial price of $164 million included propulsion options, which look like they have been jettisoned, according to the latest weekly report from container analysts Alphaliner. MSC had originally mulled going down the LNG fuel route for its new ship orders.
The six 22,000 TEU ships are all scheduled for delivery by December 2019. They add to orders for five ships of the same size that MSC placed with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME). The DSME ships do still come with LNG propelled engines.
Rival CMA CGM has ordered nine 22,000 TEU ships in China, all coming with LNG-fuelled engines, Splash 24/7 of Singapore reported.
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