Indonesia's Meratus Line acquires its biggest ship - 1,404 TEU

INDONESIAN shipping line PT Pelayaran Meratus has acquired the 1,404 TEU Meratus Medan 3 from Zodiac Maritime, following its purchase four months previous.


The vessel will be its largest in its fleet of 20,950 TEU which was at latest count 97 per cent owned. It will be deployed on the Meratus Line's domestic services around Jakarta and Surabaya, which call at a dozen of Indonesian and Timorese ports.


Inter-island trades from Indonesian domestic carriers are increasing capacity with vessels of up to 1,800 TEU, reports Paris-based Alphaliner.
(Source:http://www.schednet.com)