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Danaos charters ships to CMA CGM, Yang Ming

Danaos charters ships to CMA CGM, Yang Ming

   Danaos Corp. said Monday it took delivery of two ships earlier this month, boosting its fleet to 49 ships.

   The ships will be chartered to France’s CMA CGM and Taiwan’s Yang Ming, both existing Danaos customers.

   The CMA CGM Racine, built at Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering, and the YM Maturity, built at Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co., have carrying capacities of 6,500 TEU, are 300 meters long, 40 meters wide and have a speeds of 25.6 knots.

   The CMA CGM Racine has commenced its 12-year time charter at a fixed charter rate, and the YM Maturity commenced its 18-year bareboat charter at a fixed charter rate.