Report: CMA CGM acquires two 6,500-TEU vessels

The French ocean carrier will purchase the containerships from Hansa Treuhand with a price tag that is 87 percent less than what they originally cost in 2008, according to multiple media sources.    French ocean carrier CMA CGM has acquired two 6,500-TEU vessels from Germany’s Hansa Treuhand, according to multiple media reports.
   The vessels, HS Paris and HS Rome, will fetch a price of $13.5 million each – about $90.5 million less than their original price tag of $103 million each when originally ordered by Hansa Treuhand in 2008. The vessels are already operated by CMA CGM via a charter agreement.
   According to ocean carrier schedule and capacity database BlueWater Reporting, the HS Rome is currently sailing on the OCEAN Alliance Vistory Bridge service. Earlier in the year, it was on the MSC-operated Aegean and Levante Express services.
   The HS Paris currently sails on the North Europe/South Med service jointly operated by Hamburg Sud, Seago Line and CMA CGM. The vessel was last on the Red Sea Express service jointly operated by PIL and APL in December 2016.