MISC to add 2,758-TEU ship to Halal Express 2

HAMBURG-based shipowner Thien & Heyenga has received the fourth in a series of Wenchong 2800 ships from Wenchong Shipyard, China to be deployed on MISC's Halal Express 2 service (HE 2) to replace AS Palatia, which has been redeployed on its NileDutch route.

The 2,758-TEU Stadt Cadiz is the second to be chartered to the Malaysian shipping company from the Wenchong 2800 series after the Stadt Seville, according to a report from Paris-based Alphaliner.

Wenchong 2800 series runs at 22.3 knots and has 499 reefer plugs. Additional shipowners to purchase from the series include German-based Reederei Gebruder Winter, Schoeller Holdings, Reederei Bernd Drewitz, Schoning and Turkish owner Yardimci (financed through Ownership Emissionshaus), said Alphaliner.
(Source:www.schednet.com)