NOL orders ten boxships

Singapore-based shipping and logistics company Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) has ordered ten new 8,400 TEU container ships from Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) to be delivered in 2013 and 2014.

NOL has also signed a letter of intent with DSME for two 10,700 TEU vessels. The total consideration is approximately $1.2 billion. The company said it is investing in new vessels to meet future growth needs and to replace vessels with charter agreements that will expire in the next few years.