31.03.2021
Artikel Nummer: 35851
More mega ships for Evergreen
Taiwan-headquartered shipping company Evergreen Marine plans to build 20 new container vessels with a capacity of 15,000 teu each.
According to press reports, the carrier will invest between USD 115 and USD 130 million per vessel. For 20 newbuilds, the total investment amounts to approx. USD 2.6 billion.
Lars Jensen, CEO and partner of Sea Intelligence Consulting, said that currently Evergreen is building or plans to build a total containership capacity of approx. 750,000 teu.
The company has ten ULCV of the 24,000 teu A-type on order, with four expected to be delivered in 2021 and the rest in 2022. (cd)