Seatrade, a Belgian-based operator of cargo, reefer and container ships, has agreed to acquire two 2,200 TEU high-specification container vessel newbuildings. The vessels are of an eco-design and are equipped with a high reefer capacity that equates to approximately 12,000 pallets.
These specialised reefer-container vessels will be employed in current and newly developed trades, and will form an integrated part of the FDD (Fast, Direct & Dedicated) concept developed by Seatrade in recent years.
Transit times and associated indirect costs are increasing on services operated by larger container lines, and there remains a clear demand for FDD services operated by specialised reefers, specialised containers vessels and hybrid vessels.
The vessels are scheduled for delivery from the Yangfan Group’s facility in Zhoushan, China in January 2016.
[mappress] Press Release; July 15th, 2014