Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has announced a new order of a 14,000-TEU quintet. The new boxships will be constructed at Imabari Shipbuilding with length of 365.9 metre, beam 51.2 metre and draft of 14 metre. The price of the container ships was not announced.
The Japanese shipping conglomerate placed the order following the trend in the industry – pursuing larger vessels for cost competitiveness. The company also believes the new quintet would improve the efficiency of its business. The newbuildings are expected to be delivered from spring to summer 2018. They will be identical to five sister vessels ordered earlier.