12 gennaio 2010
Secondo un rapporto di Alphaliner, Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. ha preso in consegna la seconda delle otto navi da 10.000 TEU, anche se alla nave ,per il momento, non è stato ancora assegnato alcun servizio
La “Zim Antwerp”(114.044 tonnellate di stazza lorda, 10.062 TEU), segue la consegna, avvenuta nei primi mesi del 2009, della “Zim Djibouti” che oggi è impiegata nel servizio Pacific North West Express della Grand Alliance. Secondo il rapporto di Alphaliner, , la “Zim Antwerp” sarebbe ferma ad Hong Kong. La nave è una delle più grandi della flotta Zim, che nel 2009 ha preso in consegna due unità delle stesse dimensioni. Altre nove dovrebbero arrivare nell’arco dei prossimi anni. Intanto, ieri Standard & Poor’s Maalot Ltd ha incrementato portandolo a B il rating di Zim, dopo che è stato reso noto da parte della compagnia il piano di salvataggio della società fortemente indebitata.
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According to a report by Alphaliner, Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. has taken delivery of the second of eight TEU 10,000 vessels, though the vessel has not yet been assigned to any service. The Zim Antwerp (114,044 GRT, 10,062 TEU) follows the delivery earlier in 2009 of the Zim Djibouti, which the line deploys on the Grand Alliance-led transpacific PNX (Pacific North West Express) service.
According to the Alphaliner report, the Zim Antwerp is idled for now in Hong Kong. The ship is one of the three largest for debt-plagued Zim, which in 2009 took delivery of its first two mega-vessels. Nine more are to be delivered in the next couple years.
Zim received last year their first mega containerships from Hyundai Samho. They are the Zim Los Angeles (91,158 GRT, 8,440 TEU) and the slightly larger Zim Djibouti (114,044 GRT, 10,062 TEU). Both have been placed on the Grand Alliance PNX (Pacific North West Express) Service.
The next ships in the series will be Zim Antwerp (114,044 GRT, 10,062 TEU) and the Zim Ningbo (91,158 GRT, 8,440 TEU).
Meanwhile, Standard & Poor's Maalot Ltd. yesterday raised its rating for Zim Integrated Shipping Services Ltd. bonds to B, now that the company's debt settlement has come into effect. Maalot repeatedly slashed Zim's bond rating last year from A to CC, one level above insolvency, as the company's financial situation deteriorated.
Zim, owned by Ofer Holdings Group subsidiary Israel Corporation (TASE: ILCO), reached a settlement two months ago on its debt of over $3 billion, part of which is owed to bondholders. Zim's debt has been rescheduled, liens to credits, including bondholders, were increased, and Israel Corp. injected over $500 million into the company.
Fonte:
http://www.searates.com/news/6004/
