Bow efficiencies spur Evergreen refit programme

The vessels will be refitted with the new energy-saving bows by the end of the year. Evergreen reported the programme as it named Ever Lovely, the ninth of its L-type vessels to be built by CSBC in Taiwan – and the penultimate vessel in the 30-strong series.

The 8,508 teu vessel is 334.8m long and 45.8m wide with a draught of 14.2m. It can cruise at speeds of up to 24.5 knots. The naming ceremony at CSBC’s yard in Kaohsiung was officiated by Bronson Hsieh, second vice group chairman at Evergreen. The rope-cutting was performed by Anna U. Obermeier, wife of Pier Luigi Maneschi, chairman of Evergreen Shipping Agency (Italy).

The new bow design is part of Evergreen’s efforts to reduce environmental impact both on and off its vessels. The carrier’s Finnish agent Greencarrier Liner Agency has also introduced eco-trucks capable of carrying two forty-foot containers at once (where permitted), cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 40% compared to using two vehicles.