German liner Hapag-Lloyd has earmarked another series of ships for jumboisation.
Alphaliner is reporting seven vessels built around a decade ago have been heading to China where their capacities are being expanded from 9,324 teu to around 10,200 teu. COSCO Zhoushan Shipyard has been tasked with the project.
Two years ago, Hapag-Lloyd carried out a similar refurbishment project at a yard in Denmark on seven other ships, taking their capacities from 8,004 to 9,210 teu.
Among changes to expand capacity the ships will have higher lashing bridges that allow them to carry two extra tiers of containers on deck, while their deck houses are being raised by around5 m to ensure that the increased deck load can also be carried on the forward bays, and their funnels are being extended to ensure exhaust gases are vented clear of the higher container stacks.
