Yesterday (May 28) saw the naming of the first of four NileDutch newbuild vessels, the NileDutch Breda, at the Shanghai Shipyard in China. Anneke van Aalst, wife of NileDutch president Wim van Aalst, was the ship's godmother.
The line is expanding its fleet with four custom-designed container vessels for the West Africa trade. The vessels will be registered in the Netherlands and fly the Dutch flag.
The dimensions and deck equipment of the four new vessels are tailored to the ports they will serve in West Africa, a spokesman said. Each vessel has a capacity of 3510 TEUs (1530 in the holds and 1980 on the hatch covers).
The other three vessels will be completed later this year and will operate on NileDutch's busy West Africa - Far East rotation.
First of four newbuilds for West Africa trade named
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