MSC has agreed new long-term charters for two post-panamax scrubber-fitted containerships with non-operating shipowner Capital Product Partners.
By the start of the IMO’s 0.5% sulphur cap regulations on shipping, on 1 January, MSC will have installed exhaust gas cleaning systems on about half of its fleet. This will enable them to continue to burn cheaper heavy fuel oil (HFO) and enjoy lower operating costs than ships using low-sulphur fuel oil (LSFO).
The 2007-built 8,266 teu Agamemnon will...
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