Evergreen takes in first of ten 8,508 TEUers to build 45-ship fleet
EVERGREEN Marine Corp has taken delivery of the first of ten L-type 8,508 TEU vessels, christened Ever Living, from Taiwan's only shipbuilder, CSBC Corp, which were ordered by parent Evergreen Group in May 2011.
The newbuilding will be joining the carrier's Far East-Europe service. Its nine sister ships are slated for delivery by May 2015, reported the Taipei Times.
Evergreen Marine president Anchor Chang, speaking to reporters at the naming ceremony, said the Beijing releases 3-year plan to restructure ailing shipbuilding industry shipping line has its own strategy.
The new ships are expected to reduce fuel consumption by 15 to 20 per cent compared to older, same-type vessels, Mr Chang said.
The ten 8,508 newbuildings are part of a fleet upgrade plan that the company launched in 2011, with the goal of adding 30 L-type ships to the fleet, as well as chartering ten 13,800 TEU vessels and five 8,800 TEU ships. The 45 new vessels are scheduled for delivery in succession until the middle of 2015.
"Demand in the container shipping industry this quarter has been strong," he said, pointing to steady rise in freight rates recorded on the Shanghai Containerised Freight Index since late June.
On long-haul routes, the member shipping lines of the Transpacific Stabilisation Agreement plan to increase freight rates in September. Likewise, Evergreen aims to implement a rate restoration programme for its Far East and Indian subcontinent to Europe and the Mediterranean region by US$450 per TEU and by $900 per FEU from September 1.
Evergreen Marine reported consolidated losses of TWD2.24 billion (US$74.53 million) in the first half of the year, according to the company's stock exchange filing.
EVERGREEN Marine Corp has taken delivery of the first of ten L-type 8,508 TEU vessels, christened Ever Living, from Taiwan's only shipbuilder, CSBC Corp, which were ordered by parent Evergreen Group in May 2011.
The newbuilding will be joining the carrier's Far East-Europe service. Its nine sister ships are slated for delivery by May 2015, reported the Taipei Times.
Evergreen Marine president Anchor Chang, speaking to reporters at the naming ceremony, said the Beijing releases 3-year plan to restructure ailing shipbuilding industry shipping line has its own strategy.
The new ships are expected to reduce fuel consumption by 15 to 20 per cent compared to older, same-type vessels, Mr Chang said.
The ten 8,508 newbuildings are part of a fleet upgrade plan that the company launched in 2011, with the goal of adding 30 L-type ships to the fleet, as well as chartering ten 13,800 TEU vessels and five 8,800 TEU ships. The 45 new vessels are scheduled for delivery in succession until the middle of 2015.
"Demand in the container shipping industry this quarter has been strong," he said, pointing to steady rise in freight rates recorded on the Shanghai Containerised Freight Index since late June.
On long-haul routes, the member shipping lines of the Transpacific Stabilisation Agreement plan to increase freight rates in September. Likewise, Evergreen aims to implement a rate restoration programme for its Far East and Indian subcontinent to Europe and the Mediterranean region by US$450 per TEU and by $900 per FEU from September 1.
Evergreen Marine reported consolidated losses of TWD2.24 billion (US$74.53 million) in the first half of the year, according to the company's stock exchange filing.