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04 Jul 2022

MPC Container Ships Orders Two "Carbon-neutral" Container Ships

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Norwegian shipowner MPC Container Ships has contracted two carbon-neutral 1,300 TEU newbuildings at Chinese-based shipyard Taizhou Sanfu Ship Engineering for delivery in the second half of 2024.The vessels come with a dual fuel engine setup which enables operation on methanol as well as conventional MGO.The company said the order woul allow it to "take a significant leap forward in its commitment to use carbon-neutral solutions in regional container trades together with strong partners."The vessels come with 15-year time charters to North Sea Container Line AS (NCL), backed by CoAs from variou

30 Mar 2022

ZIM Strikes Deal to Charter Six 5,500 TEU Newbuilds

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Israeli shipping company ZIM Integrated Shipping Services (NYSE: ZIM) on Wednesday announced a new charter transaction with a group of investors initiated by MPC Capital AG, according to which ZIM will charter a total of up to six 5,500 TEU wide beam newbuild vessels for a period of seven years and total charter hire consideration of approximately up to $600 million.The vessels will be constructed at Korean-based shipyard, HJ Shipbuilding & Construction (formerly known as Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction Co.) and are scheduled to be delivered between May 2023 and February 2024.

21 Jul 2020

Wilhelmsen Ship Management Acquires 50% Stake in Ahrenkiel Steamship

Pictured are Christian Rychly (on screen; left), Managing Director of MPC Capital – in Hamburg, and Carl Schou, CEO & President of Wilhelmsen Ship Management – in Singapore, taken during an online signing ceremony to formalize the partnership. (Photo: Wilhelmsen Ship Management)

Wilhelmsen Ship Management, a provider of third-party ship management services headquartered in Singapore, and the Hamburg-based asset and investment manager MPC Capital AG have agreed to combine their activities in the technical management of containerships. To this end, Wilhelmsen Ship Management acquires a 50% stake in Ahrenkiel Steamship GmbH & Co KG, the technical containership manager within the MPC Capital Group.The joint venture will operate under the brand Wilhelmsen Ahrenkiel Ship Management.

23 Oct 2018

MPC Maritime Adds Three Panamax Boxships

German's MPC Maritime Investments, a wholly-owned subsidiary of MPC Capital, has acquired three Panamax-sized container vessels on behalf of an international investor. The transaction volume amounted to USD 42 million.In the current year, MPC Maritime has procured a total of 9 single and multi-asset deals with an investment volume of more than USD 110 million. The focus of the newly acquired vessels is on bigger container ships, supplemented by bulkers and one tanker.The majority of the vessels are technically managed by Ahrenkiel Steamship and commercially managed by Contchart. Both companies are wholly-owned subsidiaries of MPC Capital AG, an internationally active asset and investment manager specialising in real asset investments.

12 Apr 2017

MPC Rolls Out New Box Ship Investment Firm

MPC Capital AG, an international asset and investment manager, has initiated an investment company with a focus on small-size container ships between 1,000 and 3,000 TEU. The newly formed 'MPC Container Ships AS' raised USD 100 million in equity in a private placement towards international institutional investors and family offices in the Norwegian capital market. Following its corporate investment strategy, MPC Capital is a co-investor. Based on the current pipeline exceeding 100 vessels, capital proceeds are expected to be fully deployed within 2017. An initial fleet of attractive assets has already been secured. Among other partners, MPC Capital's subsidiaries, Ahrenkiel Steamship and Contchart, are offering technical and commercial management services to the fleet.

13 Jan 2016

MPC Brings in Peter Ganz for Shipping

Former Hapag-Lloyd CFO Peter Ganz has joined the top management team of the Hamburg asset and investment manager MPC Capital AG's  shipping business with effect from 1 January 2016. As a member of the extended Management Board the 48-year old Business Administration graduate will be in charge of the company's shipping activities. Until last year Ganz served as CFO of Hapag-Lloyd AG for six years. In that role he was deeply involved in the successful restructuring of Hapag-Lloyd, primed the company for operating on the capital market and thereby secured financing for additional growth. Most recently, he contributed significantly to the merger with the Chilean shipping company CSAV.