EVERGREEN has taken in charge the 13,808 TEU Thalassa Doxa, the nineth ship in a series of 10 sister ships built by Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) for Greek owner Enesel.
The ships were ordered by Enesel in July 2012, with the backing of 10-year charters to Evergreen.
The shipowner concluded the order for US$116.5 million per ship, compared to the $160-170 million paid by other owners at the peak of the market in 2008, reported Alphaliner.
The Thalassa Doxa will join the shipping lines' Far East-Europe CEM service, part of the CKYHE alliance offer, with the CKYH partners branding it 'NE 5.'
The eighth ship in the series was delivered in late July, and the final ship is due to be delivered in September next month.
In a separate development, Belgian owner Delphis NV has received the Perceiver, the last of four geared wide-beam ships of 3,836 TEU ordered in November 2010 from Hanjin Heavy Industries' shipyard in the Philippines.
The ship deliveries were originally planned 15 to 18 months earlier. All four of the ships have been chartered by MOL for deployment on the Far East-West Africa (WA 1) service.
The WA 1 was jointly launched by MOL, Evergreen and Cosco in June. The Perceiver has been delivered under the charter name, MOL Nala.