Danaos Corporation, a leading international owner of containerships, announced that on October 26, 2011, it took delivery of one more newly built containership, the CMA CGM BIANCA, expanding its operational fleet to a total of 58 containerships aggregating 282,619 TEU.
The CMA CGM BIANCA, built at Shanghai Jiangnan Changxing Heavy Industry, has a carrying capacity of 8,530 TEU, is 335 meters long, 42.8 meters wide and has a speed of 25.80 knots. The CMA CGM BIANCA has commenced its 12-year time charter at a fixed charter rate immediately upon delivery.
About Danaos Corporation
Danaos Corporation is an international owner of containerships, chartering its vessels to many of the world’s largest liner companies. Company’s current fleet of 58 containerships aggregating 282,619 TEUs ranks Danaos among the largest containership charter owners in the world based on total TEU capacity. Danaos is one of the largest US listed containership companies based on fleet size. Furthermore, the company has a contracted fleet of 7 additional containerships aggregating 82,560 TEU with scheduled deliveries up to 2012. The company’s shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “DAC”.
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Source: Danaos, November 2, 2011