Wednesday, (September 28, 2016) Ocean Yield ASA took the delivery of the 19,500 TEU container vessel MSC Eloane from Samsung Heavy Industries, Korea.

Mega Container ship MSC Eloane delivered

Container ship MSC Eloane under construction at Samsung shipyard in Geoje City, Korea; June 2016 - Image: lappino / Shipspotting

After being delivered from the shipyard, the vessel commenced a 15 years bareboat charter to a major European container line.

This is the third vessel to be delivered in a series of six mega container vessels that Ocean Yield owns in a joint venture with Quantum Pacific Shipping.

Source: Ocean Yield