RCL acquires Two Newly Built 12,000 TEU Vessels

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RCL took on two new large vessels of 12,000 TEUs each, expanding its fleet and enhancing RCL’s business capabilities to the next level of service.

On October 21, 2022, RCL Public Company Limited, a renowned Thai marine group led by Dr Jamlong Atikul, the Chairman, along with its management, inaugurated the naming ceremony of both the new vessels, Santi Bhum and Thanya Bhum. Both of these vessels were ordered from Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a major shipbuilding company in Japan at the Hiroshima Shipyard, Japan.

On this occasion, RCL was honoured to have Mr Apisak Tantivorawong, former Minister of Finance and his wife, Mr Bhumindr Harinsuit, Honorary Chairman of the Thai Boat Owners Association, Mr Jiraphant Asvatanakul and executives from The Import and Export Bank of Thailand (EXIM Bank), Mr Kazo Fujiki from the Fujiki Group and his wife, to grace the ceremony.

The two new vessels, Santi Bhum and Thanya Bhum are the largest of RCL’s fleet, measuring 12,000 TEUs, 333.90 meters in length, and equipped with an EGCS system to help clean exhaust gases to reduce pollution and maintain the marine environment in accordance with the organization’s requirements by sea international (International Maritime Organization: IMO). With a price tag of 115 million US dollars or 4,409 million baht each, the total price of these two vessels is 8,818 million baht.

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