APL TO CHARTER FOUR 5,500-TEU SHIPS FOR ASIA/EUROPE SERVICE

APL TO CHARTER FOUR 5,500-TEU SHIPS FOR ASIA/EUROPE SERVICE    APL said it will charter four 5,500-TEU containerships to be delivered next year.
   The shipping line, owned by NOL, will use the vessels in the Asia/Europe trade, a spokesman for APL said.
   The vessels, which are being built at Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea, will be under charter for five years or longer.
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