It is reported that the negotiations, NYK and Kawasaki steamboat is super container ship newbuilding projects. The 2 companies are planning to follow the pace of mol, before the end of this year, a series of custom-made 20000TEU container ship.

Previously, due to the operation and business issues, NYK and Kawasaki steamboat is not willing to make ultra large container ship. Mitsui O.S.K. lines is the only one of Japan's three major container lines company custom-made the ultra large container ship cargo company, the company in imabari shipbuilding and Samsung Heavy Industries custom-made the 6 ships 20000TEU container ship.

However, market participants think, NYK and Kawasaki Kisen now plans to jointly custom-made ultra large container ships, to keep up with competitors. It is reported, the 2 companies have decided to purchase 5+5 aircraft ultra large container ships, and has performed with JMU and imabari shipbuilding. The 2 companies have decided to order a new ship by the end of this year to avoid the extra cost of following the IMO's new regulations on 2016.

However, some sources also questioned whether the NYK and Kawasaki before the end of building new ships. The sources said, the Japanese shipyard can provide the ultra large container ship schedule Co. in 2016. At the same time, with the super large container ship put into operation in the Asia Europe line, these ships do not need to comply with the relevant provisions of the emission control area (ECA) in North America and the Caribbean region.

And Japan's local news said, like NYK and Kawasaki Kisen such caution Container Lines Company, usually in long rent lease to custom-made new ships, and are less likely to avoid regulation, but in the short term reached such a huge amount of transactions.