K Line buys bigK Line buys big

The ships are intended as eco friendly replacements for existing vessels within the K Line fleet and the company anticipates increases in both efficiency and cost competitiveness as a result of the ships' introduction.

The five 13,870 teu ships will have a length of 366m, a beam of 51.2m, a depth of 29.9m and are estimated to be delivered in 2015.

The vessels will dwarf K Line's current-largest ships which stand at just 9,000 teu.

The price of the vessels has not been revealed.