Luxembourg-based short-sea operator CLdN has placed an order for 10 newbuild Lo-Lo container vessels as part of its strategy to branch out into the Lo-Lo segment with its own container carrier fleet.

The ships will have a cargo capacity of 1,100 TEU and will complement CLdN’s fleet of over thirty Ro-Ro vessels. The new vessels will be purposely built by HD Hyundai Mipo in Ulsan, South Korea, and are scheduled for delivery as from January 2027. Hyundai is a long-term shipbuilding partner of CLdN and is currently completing the construction of two 8,000-lane meter G9e Ro-Ro vessels which are scheduled for delivery to CLdN in the first half of 2025.

“This order is an important step towards realising our longer-term growth ambitions and cementing CLdN’s position as a leader in the unaccompanied short-sea freight market in Europe. Our recent entry into the LoLo segment, facilitated by the acquisition of the Distriport terminal in Rotterdam earlier in the year, has been very well received by customers and is proving highly complementary to our RoRo services,” Florent Maes, CEO of CLdN, said.

The order follows CLdN’s introduction of a Lo-Lo offering on its Ireland service using chartered vessels operating from its recently acquired Distriport terminal in Rotterdam. This service was recently expanded with the addition of a third weekly direct sailing between Rotterdam Distriport and Dublin.

CldN said the expansion into the Lo-Lo segment is highly complementary to CLdN’s short-sea RoRo services.

“This short lead time and high frequency product is unique in the current short sea container market, which is currently dominated by deep sea feeder carriers offering longer lead times and less frequent services,” the company said.

Luxembourg-based short-sea operator CLdN has placed an order for 10 newbuild Lo-Lo container vessels as part of its strategy to branch out into the Lo-Lo segment with its own container carrier fleet.

The ships will have a cargo capacity of 1,100 TEU and will complement CLdN’s fleet of over thirty Ro-Ro vessels. The new vessels will be purposely built by HD Hyundai Mipo in Ulsan, South Korea, and are scheduled for delivery as from January 2027. Hyundai is a long-term shipbuilding partner of CLdN and is currently completing the construction of two 8,000-lane meter G9e Ro-Ro vessels which are scheduled for delivery to CLdN in the first half of 2025.

“This order is an important step towards realising our longer-term growth ambitions and cementing CLdN’s position as a leader in the unaccompanied short-sea freight market in Europe. Our recent entry into the LoLo segment, facilitated by the acquisition of the Distriport terminal in Rotterdam earlier in the year, has been very well received by customers and is proving highly complementary to our RoRo services,” Florent Maes, CEO of CLdN, said.

The order follows CLdN’s introduction of a Lo-Lo offering on its Ireland service using chartered vessels operating from its recently acquired Distriport terminal in Rotterdam. This service was recently expanded with the addition of a third weekly direct sailing between Rotterdam Distriport and Dublin.

CldN said the expansion into the Lo-Lo segment is highly complementary to CLdN’s short-sea RoRo services.

“This short lead time and high frequency product is unique in the current short sea container market, which is currently dominated by deep sea feeder carriers offering longer lead times and less frequent services,” the company said.