MSC expands its fleet
MSC has taken in charge this week the Laeisz-owned 4,800 teu PUSAN, who spent almost ten years with DSR Senator / Senator Linie / Hanjin as PUSAN SENATOR. MSC has renamed her MSC KENYA. She is assigned to the FE-Mexico-USEC (2670), replacing the 4,396 teu MSC MATILDE. The PUSAN SENATOR last Hanjin assignment was on the SE Asia-Japan-PSW Loop (2436).
The PUSAN belongs to a series of ten ships built in 1997-98 by Hyundai, based on a Bremer Vulkan design (BV 4500). All ten were chartered to DSR-Senator (which became Senator Linie in 2000) and Choyang Line (bankrupted in 2001 - the ships were re-chartered by Senator) (Senator and Choyang operated within a same alliance). Two of them have already left Senator in Oct-Nov 2006 to join CMA CGM (renamed CMA CGM ASIA and ANL HONG KONG).
The PUSAN follows the PUDONG in MSC's fleet, She was renamed MSC TANZANIA last month (See related news). A further sister ship, the PUNJAB, is expected to join MSC later on.
The PUSAN belongs to a series of ten ships built in 1997-98 by Hyundai, based on a Bremer Vulkan design (BV 4500). All ten were chartered to DSR-Senator (which became Senator Linie in 2000) and Choyang Line (bankrupted in 2001 - the ships were re-chartered by Senator) (Senator and Choyang operated within a same alliance). Two of them have already left Senator in Oct-Nov 2006 to join CMA CGM (renamed CMA CGM ASIA and ANL HONG KONG).
The PUSAN follows the PUDONG in MSC's fleet, She was renamed MSC TANZANIA last month (See related news). A further sister ship, the PUNJAB, is expected to join MSC later on.
