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MacGregor secures a significant hatch cover order from Japan Marine United for twelve containerships

Wan Hai Lines – containership

Wan Hai Lines - containership

Wan Hai Lines – containership

CARGOTEC CORPORATION, PRESS RELEASE, 18 NOVEMBER 2021 AT 10 AM EET

MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured a significant hatch cover order for twelve 3,055 TEU containerships. The ships will be built by Japan Marine United (JMU) for the Taiwanese shipping company, Wan Hai Lines. Scope of supply includes design & key components, fabrication and delivery of hatch covers to JMU. 

The order is booked into Cargotec’s fourth quarter 2021 order intake, with deliveries planned to commence during the fourth quarter of 2022 and completed during the first quarter of 2024. 

The new containerships are part of Wan Hai Lines’ wider fleet renewal plan to meet growing market demand and increase efficiency. At present, Wan Hai Lines is the world’s 10th largest container liner company with a total fleet capacity of 424,000 TEU. 

”We have been collaborating with JMU for many years on bulk and container segments and we are very pleased to deliver hatch covers to the new containerships that will be built by JMU, and continue to support Wan Hai Lines in this long series which now comprises 32 vessels in total,” says Magnus Sjöberg, Senior Vice President, Merchant Solutions Division, MacGregor.

For further information, please contact

Magnus Sjöberg, Senior Vice President, Merchant Solutions Division, MacGregor.
Tel. +46 31 850 919, magnus.sjoberg@macgregor.com  
Or
Robin Thuillier, Communications Director, MacGregor
Tel. +65 9730 4301, robin.thuillier@macgregor.com   

MacGregor is a leader in sustainable maritime cargo and load handling with a strong portfolio of products, services and solutions.

Shipbuilders, shipowners and operators are able to optimise the lifetime profitability, safety, reliability and environmental sustainability of their operations by working in close cooperation with MacGregor. www.macgregor.com

MacGregor is part of Cargotec. Cargotec’s (Nasdaq Helsinki: CGCBV) sales in 2020 totalled approximately EUR 3.3 billion and it employs around 11,000 people worldwide. www.cargotec.com

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