Fuel Efficient Container Vessels Will Change West African Logistics Picture

WEST AFRICA - Named this week after the capital of Guinea, the Maersk Conakry is the first of a series of twenty two container ships ordered by A.P. Moller-Maersk from Hyundai Heavy Industries in Korea. The West Africa MAX, (WAFMAX) vessels will be the largest container ships able to call West Africa and are also the most fuel-efficient, using 30 percent less fuel per container moved than the industry average on the Asia-Africa trade.
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Source: Handy Shipping Guide