Confirmed by MOL (MOL), it has finalized six of 20,150 TEU container vessel orders with shipyards in Japan and South Korea.

It is reported that the MOL, the Japanese shipbuilding giant, has signed four agreement of vessels of this type with Samsung Heavy Industries, the total agreed price up to $ 610 million. The orders of the other two vessels come from long-term leases, agreed with Shoei Kisen Kaisha, the two vessels will be built by Imabari Shipbuilding. MOL revealed that the six vessels will be delivered in 2017, and put into operation in the route between Europe and Asia. The company said, "These new vessels will use a variety of high-tech energy-saving technologies. compared with the current Group operates 14,000 TEU ships, the new vessels will further reduce energy consumption and associated costs."

In January of this year, "TradeWinds" first revealed that MOL has selected Samsung and Shoei Kisen Kaisha as its partners.