HAMBURG-SUD SCRAPS TWO CONTAINERSHIPS

HAMBURG-SUD SCRAPS TWO CONTAINERSHIPS

   Hamburg-Sud, the parent company of Columbus Line, said that it will
scrap two containerships in China.
   The 1,187-TEU Columbus America and Columbus Australia, built in 1971,
will be taken out of service in the next few days and scrapped at the China
National Shipbreaking Corp. yard.
   Hamburg-Sud said that the asbestos still in the vessels "will be
properly disposed of."
   Greenpeace, the environment pressure group, had expressed concern over
the safety of scrapping the vessels in Asia.