Horizon Lines has issued the following news release:CHARLOTTE, NC October 11, 2006 - The HORIZON HUNTER, the first of five 2,824 TEU-capacity, 23-knot containership vessels that will enter the Horizon Lines fleet in 2007, was named today at a ceremony at the Hyundai Mipo shipyard in South Korea.
The ship’s sponsor is Kimberly Raymond, whose husband Charles G. Raymond is president and CEO of the carrier. The ship is of a proven international design and will be deployed in Horizon Lines’ weekly service linking the U.S. West Coast with Guam and Asia.
“The naming of the HORIZON HUNTER marks another milestone in the growth of Horizon Lines and our businesses,” said Chuck Raymond. “These new Hunter-class ships are named to connote speed, agility, keen sense and focus—the attributes that we believe have allowed our company to excel now and in the future.”
Horizon Lines announced in March an agreement to charter five new U.S.-flag, foreign-built vessels for 12-year terms from Ship Finance International Limited.
The new ships – each with 568 reefer slots to fill a growing requirement in all Horizon Lines markets – will fly the American flag. The five new ships will make the five current Jones Act-eligible vessels sailing this trans-Pacific route today, available to the rest of the Horizon Lines Jones Act network.
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