Yang Ming has taken delivery of the YM Ubiquity, the second of five 8,240-TEU vessels, which were ordered in August 2007 from the China Shipbuilding Corp. (CSBC-Taiwan) and were initially due for delivery in 2011, but were subsequently delayed by 13-15 months due to the financial crisis.
The YM Ubiquity follows the YM Uniformity, delivered in June, and is assigned to the Asia-Europe CKYH Loop 2 (NE2), replacing the 8,236-TEU YM Uniform, which has been shifted to the CKYH Loop 4 (NE4) to fill a gap. Another ship, the 6,588-TEU YM Mobility, will leave the CKYH Loop 4 (NE4) as part of a capacity management programme, and will join MSC, which chartered the vessel until the next peak season, according to Alphaliner.
A previous series of five similar ships were delivered by CSBC to Yang Ming in 2008-2009. All Oceans Transportation Inc., the ship owning arm of Yang Ming Transport Corporation, owns all the ships.
The YM Ubiquity follows the YM Uniformity, delivered in June, and is assigned to the Asia-Europe CKYH Loop 2 (NE2), replacing the 8,236-TEU YM Uniform, which has been shifted to the CKYH Loop 4 (NE4) to fill a gap. Another ship, the 6,588-TEU YM Mobility, will leave the CKYH Loop 4 (NE4) as part of a capacity management programme, and will join MSC, which chartered the vessel until the next peak season, according to Alphaliner.
A previous series of five similar ships were delivered by CSBC to Yang Ming in 2008-2009. All Oceans Transportation Inc., the ship owning arm of Yang Ming Transport Corporation, owns all the ships.
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