K Line in Japan has ordered four 8,120 teu container ships from Japanese shipbuilder IHI Marine United and five 5,624 teu boxships from Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea. The latest newbuildings will replace existing chartered vessels at major routes when they are delivered from mid-2006 to early-2007. The larger size vessels will be 336m long, 45.8m wide and 13m deep and a speed of 24.5 knots while the smaller units will be 283.8m long, 40m wide and 12.5m with a speed of 25 knots.


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