Revving up the fleet

The latest newbuilding
to join the fleet of
Norwegian car carrier
Höegh Autoliners, Höegh
Maputo, was named at the
Maputo Car Terminal last
week.
Mozambique’s first
lady, Maria Da Luz Dai
Guebeza, was the sponsor
of the vessel which is the
third in a series of four
built for the line in China.
The 182.8-metre-long
pure car truck carrier
(PCTC) has a carrying
capacity of 4 900 car
equivalent units.
“The Maputo Car
Terminal will be an
important hub for Höegh
Autoliners’ car carrying
activities in Mozambique
and the southern African
region and a transhipment
terminal linking the
company’s Indian Ocean
and Atlantic Ocean
trade systems,” Höegh
Autoliners chairman Leif
Høegh said.
The company operates
more than 50 PCTC
vessels in global trade
systems making around
3 000 port calls annually
operated through 30
local offices worldwide
along with a network of
dedicated agencies.