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Maersk Line exercises option with DSME to build additional 10 Triple-E ships

The largest and most efficient container vessels of the world Today, at a signing ceremony in Tokyo, Japan, Maersk Line exercised its option with Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co., Ltd. to build an additional 10 Triple-E ships, the world's largest and most efficient container vessels.The event follows Maersk Line's order in February this year for 10 Triple-E vessels with two options - each for an additional 10 ships."I am very excited to have signed a contract with Daewoo for 10 more Triple-E ships. We now have twenty Triple-E on order. They underline our strong commitment to the Asia-Europe trade and fit well with our current ambitions and expectations for the future development of the trade. We believe the Triple-E ships with their record capacity and energy efficiency will enable us to deliver on the commercial and environmental expectations of our customers and also give us a significant competitive advantage in the market," says Eivind Kolding, CEO of Maersk Line.Maersk Line expects demand on the Asia to Europe trade to increase 5-8% per year during 2011-2015. By introducing the Triple-E vessels from 2013, Maersk Line will be able to meet the increasing demand as well as maintain its market ...

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