HAMBURG-SUD ORDERS FOUR 3,700-TEU SHIPS

HAMBURG-SUD ORDERS FOUR 3,700-TEU SHIPS

   Hamburg-Sud, the parent company of Columbus Line, Alianca and Transroll International, has ordered four ships of 3,700-TEU capacity.
The vessels will be delivered in January, April, July and October 2001.
    The trade route on which the ships will be used has not been finalized, a spokesman for the German shipping group said.