CMA CGM adds five ships

CMA CGM has purchased four 2016-2017-built ice-class wide beam container vessels from Delphis, the container shipping arm of Antwerp-based Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB).

Broker Braemar puts an en bloc price of $120m for the quartet which are the 1,924 teu sister vessels Delphis Bothnia, Delphis Finland, Delphis Gdansk, and Delphis Riga.

“Of gearless configuration, the ships are equipped with 494 reefer plugs. A highlight of these vessels is their 1A ice class, which allows them year-round navigation in the Baltic waters,” analysts at Alphaliner noted in their most recent weekly report.

CMA CGM is also tipped by Alphaliner to have just bought the 2,202 teu Cape Monterey for $35m from Greek tonnage provider Cape Shipping.