SWIRE Shipping has placed into service its first, the 2,400-TEU Changsha. The newbuild
will be deployed on the company's Southeast Asia to Papua New Guinea
and Solomon Islands service.
"Despite the uniquely challenging period
the world faces, this deployment looks towards a brighter future and
shows Swire Shipping's strong and continuing commitment to the region.
The Changsha is part of a wider order book of eight feeder container
vessels (four 2,400-TEU vessels and four 2,750-TEU vessels) scheduled
for delivery in 2020.
These vessels are part of a fleet renewal programme which began in 2015.
During this renewal programme, 14 vessels will have been disposed of in
total. Eleven of these vessels will have been sustainably recycled at
approved ship recycling facilities under the Hong Kong Convention. The
remaining three were sold for onward trading.
The eight newbuild container vessels will join a fleet that includes
eight 31,000-dwt 2,118-TEU multipurpose vessels ("S class") and four
22,000-dwt 1,627 TEU multipurpose vessels ("chief class") delivered
between 2013 and 2015.
"Like many other companies, we are very concerned about the global
situation over Covid-19. However, we are also cognisant that vital
supply chains must remain open with as little disruption as possible.
The economies and livelihoods of the Pacific region are heavily reliant
on seaborne trade.
The addition of Changsha and the remaining newbuilding vessels will
enable us to achieve this and show our long-term commitment to our
customers and the region," said general manager Jeremy Sutton.
Additionally, a newly-launched e-commerce site (www.swireshipping.com)
also enables customers to quickly search for information, obtain a quote
and make a booking. "We want to save our customers' time. Speed to
market is important to our customers, and we want to enable that," said
Mr Sutton.
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