Newbuild boxship order

Evergreen’s first ship is planned to be delivered during the second half of 2017 with the completion of the series due by the first half of 2018. When completed, the vessels are planned to be deployed in the intra-Asia trade.

Mr Bronson Hsieh, second vice group chairman, Evergreen, said: “The ASEAN countries, Australia, China, India, Japan, South Korea and New Zealand are expected to remove trade barriers, enhancing bilateral trades and thereby boosting regional cargo growth. Our decision to invest in these newbuildings is aimed at providing for the growth potential brought about by this free trade development.”

Evergreen’s B-type vessels will be 211m in length, 32.8m wide and have a design draft of 10m with a capacity of around 2,800 teu. The ships are designed to load 13 rows of containers on deck, which is within the span of existing gantry cranes in the major ports of intra-Asian trade.

In line with the stringent eco-friendly criteria that Evergreen has imposed on its own operation, the ships will be equipped with CSBC’s innovative Sea-Sword Bow (SSB) technology. This enables the a ship to maintain optimum performance in various navigational conditions and to reduce fuel consumption by around 10%, compared to traditional bow designs.

The ships will also to be equipped with an electronic-controlled fuel injection engine, which meets the IMO Tier II standards for NOx emission and can reduce emissions by around 20%.