A spokesperson for ONE told World Maritime News that this year the company will dedicate its efforts to ensure smooth operation of its business.
The joint venture, established in July 2017 in Singapore through the merger of Japan’s shipping lines, Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK), Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL), and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line), commenced service on April 1, 2018.
Namely, at this point, the key priority for the JV is to harness synergies from the three liners it is made up of under the new brand.
The statement was made following media reports that linked the company to a potential order for 20,000 TEU vessels.
“At this stage, ONE has not finalized any orders,” the spokesperson said. “When there is demand growth, we will prepare our capacity in line with it.”
Earlier this month the company launched its first magenta containership at Imabari Shipbuilding in Japan.
The 14,000 TEU ship is named ONE Manato and will now undergo final touches before it gets delivered in December 2018.
It is the first tailor-made boxship for the company, featuring the magenta livery and ONE logo on its hull, as the company’s current fleet is made up of a combination of containerships of the Japanese trio.
ONE’s fleet is comprised of 230 vessels totaling 1.44 million TEUs.
新成立的Ocean Network Express（ONE）將其船隊擴張計劃暫停。
ONE發言人告訴世界海事報，今年該公司將致力於確保其業務順利運作。
該合資企業於2017年7月在日本的航運公司日本郵船株式會社（NYK），三井OSK線（MOL）和川崎Kisen Kaisha（K線）合併成立於新加坡，於2018年4月1日開始運營。
也就是說，在這一點上，合資企業的主要優先事項是 利用在新品牌下組成的三家合作夥伴的統籌。
這份聲明是在媒體報導後發布的，該報告將該公司與2萬TEU船舶的潛在訂單有關係。
“在這個階段，ONE尚未決定最後的訂單，”發言人說。“當需求增長時，我們將配合它來準備我們的訂單大小。”
本月早些時候，該公司在日本的Imabari Shipbuilding 推出了第一艘洋紅色集裝箱船。
這艘14,000 TEU的船被命名為ONE Manato，現在將在2018年12月交付之前進行最後的連繫。
這是該公司首次量身定制集裝箱船，由於該公司目前的艦隊由日本三人組成的集裝箱組合而成，因此是該公司的第一個量身定制的集裝箱船，在其船體上設有洋紅色標誌和ONE徽標。
ONE的船隊共有230艘船舶，總計144萬TEU。
Imformation Source: World Maritime News Staff
Image Courtesy: Heavy Lift News
