China United Lines (CU Lines) has acquired its first in-service ship. The Chinese state-controlled liner operator had been operating liner services with chartered vessels, until it acquired a ship from Wan Hai Lines.
The 1,368TEU CUL Huizhou (ex Wan Hai 213) was purchased on 6 August and entered CU Lines’ fleet this month. The purchase price was undisclosed but the 1993-built ship had a market value of around US$9 million at the time of the transaction.
CUL Huizhou will be assigned to the new...
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