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Safmarine names 2,474-TEU ship

Safmarine names 2,474-TEU ship

   Safmarine Container Lines, part of the A.P. Moller – Maersk Group, on Friday named the third in a series of five 2,474-TEU container ships at the Volkswerft shipyard in Stralsund, Germany.

   The Safmarine Nile will join the U.S. East Coast/South Africa AMEX service on which sister company Maersk Line and Swiss carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. partner.

   The May issue of American Shipper (pages 36-37) includes an article on Safmarine.