Friday, April 25, 2014

Achim Boehme, CEO of Lomar stated: We are delighted to be adding to our container fleet while furth

Lomar announces addition of six container ships and further commitment to newbuildings steel containers for sale | Lomar Shipping
Lomar has continued its large-scale fleet expansion with the addition steel containers for sale of six container ships to its fleet, the declaration of options steel containers for sale on its newbuilding orders as well as the placement of new orders for bulk carriers from the COSCO shipyard in China. These latest developments take the company s fleet to over 60 including purchase options.
The Boston Trader and the New York Trader are 2004 built 1,100 TEU container ships acquired from a German K.G. Additionally Lomar has added four Singaporean built 1078 TEU container ships to its fleet the Pac Antilia, Pac Aries, Pac Aquarius and Pac Aquila.
Meanwhile, Lomar has declared steel containers for sale options on another five newbuildings and announced two new orders, all from Chinese shipyards. Two of the options steel containers for sale are for 1,100 TEU container ships from the Yangzijiang shipyard. They are designed by leading Chinese design institute SDARI (Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute) and ships have much improved fuel consumption and the ability to carry up to 220 reefer containers. This leaves steel containers for sale Lomar with two options still available from the shipyard. Lomar has also declared another purchase option within its order for 2190 TEU container ships from China s Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard bringing the total firm orders to four. This vessel is due for delivery in 2016 and the company retains two more purchase steel containers for sale options for sister vessels from this shipyard. Finally, Lomar has significantly increased its commitment to Ultramax bulk carriers from the COSCO Group in China by making firm two of the options that it held as well as announcing that it holds two new options to purchase. This means that Lomar now holds eight firm COSCO orders plus two remaining options.
The first of Lomar s Ultramax bulk carriers from COSCO will be delivered in January 2014. The Dolphin 64,000 dwt vessels are SDARI designed and meet the highest standards for fuel efficiency and environmental compliance, including the latest IACS Common Structural Rules (CSR).
Achim Boehme, CEO of Lomar stated: We are delighted to be adding to our container fleet while further asserting our commitment steel containers for sale to the newbuilding sector with ships that are modern, efficient and well-suited steel containers for sale to the demand profile that we see emerging steel containers for sale in the bulker and container sectors.
Lomar is the shipping subsidiary of the Libra Group, a diversified international business group. The company has a mixed fleet of vessels including bulk carriers, steel containers for sale container ships, LPG and chemical tankers steel containers for sale as well as offshore vessels. steel containers for sale Libra s other transportation interests include its aviation steel containers for sale leasing subsidiary, LCI, which is also involved in the offshore sector and has recently placed an order for a fleet of new generation AgustaWestland helicopters.
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