NYK receives two 8,600-TEU ships
Japan’s NYK Line has received two 8,600-TEU containerships from Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. that will be deployed on the Asia/Europe EU4 loop of the Grand Alliance.
The two vessels, “NYK Venus” and “NYK Vesta,” are the second and third from an eight-ship order, with four coming from HHI and four from IHI Marine United Inc.
The additional five vessels will be built by the first half of 2008 and incorporated sequentially into the Grand Alliance’s European routes.
NYK receives two 8,600-TEU ships
