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Nifty, thrifty ships

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Sunday, August 26, 2012
   Atlantic Container Line has long had a reputation for going its own way, one that looks to be enhanced with its order last month of five new combination container-roll-on/roll-off ships, or “con-ros.”    The company’s current con-ros, built in 1984, are the world’s largest. They have a capacity to carry 1,850 TEUs, 1,000 cars and have 18,500 square meters of floor space for oversize rolling cargoes.    The new ships, due for delivery in 2015, will be only slightly larger — f...
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