Danaos Adds Containership to Fleet

December 20, 2011

Danaos Corporation (NYSE: DAC), took delivery of a new containership, the CMA CGM SAMSON, expanding its operational fleet to a total of 59 containerships aggregating 291,149 TEU. The CMA CGM SAMSON, built at Shanghai Jiangnan Changxing Heavy Industry has a carrying capacity of 8,530 TEU, is 335 meters long, 42.8 meters wide and has a speed of 25.80 knots. The CMA CGM SAMSON has commenced its 12-year time charter at a fixed charter rate immediately upon delivery. 

 

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