The Evergreen Group has ordered and signed a contract with China Shipbuilding Corp (CSBC) today for ten 8,000 teucontainer vessels.
The contract, signed by Bronson Hsieh, Evergreen Vice Group Chairman, and Tang Tay-Ping, CSBC Chairman, is for Evergreen’s third-time order of L-class environmentally advanced vessels and marks the global ocean carrier’s first order from Taiwan’s CSBC since 1997.
Three of the new vessels will be built for Evergreen Marine Corporation, four for Evergreen Marine (UK) Ltd., and three for Evergreen Marine (Singapore) Pte Ltd. All will be utilized for Evergreen Line’s worldwide services in various trade lanes. The first new vessel is due for delivery in 2013.
As part of its newest shipbuilding program, The Evergreen Group placed orders with Samsung Heavy Industries last July and September for twenty 8,000 teu L-class vessels, which are due for delivery beginning in 2012. As with those L-class ships, the new ten ships will have an overall length of 334.8 meters (1100 feet) and a beam of 45.8 meters (150 feet) and a maximum draft of 14.2 meters. With fuel-saving features and a highly efficient operation they are designed to provide shippers an upgraded delivery service as well as reducing carbon emissions.