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.
