Höegh adds two more

Höegh Autoliners in Norway signed orders for two more large flexible Pure Car Truck Carriers (PCTC) from Daewoo Shipbuilding for delivery in 2009. The vessels? carrying capacity will be some 6.100 cars and 11 similar ships have now been ordered from Daewoo. The newbuildings will be registered in NIS.

Höegh Autoliners has added 11 new vessels to its fleet the last three years, and the additional 11 vessels now under construction will boost the carrying capacity further.

“Our customers? cargo projections motivate our ambitions to grow,” says Thor J?rgen Guttormsen, CEO of Höegh Autoliners. “Getting hold of new carrying capacity is a challenge today, and we are satisfied with expanding our car carrier series from Daewoo to 11 ships. We are also evaluating other growth opportunities to meet future service requirements.”

Höegh Autoliners? current orderbook is sourcing new vessels from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) in South Korea (5), Uljanik Shipyard in Croatia (2) and Tsuneishi Heavy Industries in the Philippines (4).