Aponte and Idan Ofer ink landmark deal for LNG-fuelled boxships
MSC has reversed its hesitant policy towards LNG-fuelled tonnage with a deal to take an 11-ship fleet of 15,300 teu vessels from Eastern Pacific
The prospect of a favourable deal from Eastern Pacific; pressure from cargo interests keen to see a portion of LNG in the fleet; and a pro-LNG stance from MSC’s chief executive Søren Toft appear to have been enough to convince MSC chairman Gianluigi Aponte that a limited LNG-fuelled portfolio represents a pragmatic bet