Norwegian shipowner Ocean Yield ASA has received MSC Rifaya, a 19,500teu container vessel, from South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI).

Following the delivery which took place on Feb. 9, 2017, the ultra large container vessel (ULCV) commenced a 15-year bareboat charter to Switzerland-based container shipping company Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC).

The 202,000dwt MSC Rifaya features a length of 399.9 meters and a width of 58.8 meters.

This is the fifth vessel to be delivered in a series of mega boxships that Ocean Yield owns in a joint venture with private shipowner Quantum Pacific Shipping, part of Quantum Pacific Group.

Ocean Yield acquired a 49.5% equity interest in the newbuildings for a total of US$162m in June 2016.