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MSC Takes Delivery of Second Mega Ship MSC Oliver
Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has taken delivery of its second 19,224 TEU capacity ship, MSC Oliver, the company announced.
The company said that the ship was inaugurated at the DSME shipyard in South Korea where it was built.
Once delivered, it will operate the company's service between Asia and Europe.
The MSC Oliver is the second of 20 mega ships that are scheduled to be delivered, the first of which was the MSC Oscar delivered early this year.
"MSC Oscar and MSC Oliver are ships in the same class – not only can they carry more containers but they are also greener and more fuel efficient than any other container ship we operate," said Pierfrancesco Vago, executive chairman of MSC Cruises.
The two currently hold the title of largest containerships in the world, though the distinction may not last as long as other companies have already begun to fill orderbooks with 20,000 TEU mega-containerships.
In February, it was announced that DNV GL had classed the MSC Oscar.
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