South Korea: Safmarine Takes Delivery of 4500 TEU Safmarine Chachai

Safmarine Chachai, a new 4500 TEU, Safmarine-branded WAFMAX containership, was delivered to Safmarine on  Monday 21 May, 2012. The Safmarine Chachai – which features Safmarine’s distinctive bright white hull – joins her sister-ships, the Safmarine Chilka and Safmarine Chambal, in the A.P Moller-Maersk fleet.

The Safmarine Chachai– which has a crew complement of nineteen (officers, ratings and two cadets) – is the third and the last in a series of container vessels ordered from Hyundai Heavy Industries to be fitted with super-long-stroke main engines and a waste heat recovery system to reduce emissions and save fuel.

“Not only has this modern new vessel been purpose-built for the growing trade with Africa, but it is yet another example of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group’s commitment to investing in modern, more environmentally-friendly vessels and in growing and strengthening the Safmarine brand,” said Safmarine CEO, Grant Daly.

The new ship features a white hull, a distinctive feature of all Safmarine containerships.“Using environmentally-friendly paints to paint our ships white is not only a characteristic of all Safmarine container vessels, but it also benefits energy conservation as it lowers the ambient temperature in the holds were reefer boxes are carried – and this means less energy is needed for cooling and less electricity consumed,” Daly said.

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Shipbuilding Tribune Staff, May 23, 2012; Image: safmarine