Evergreen Group has signed time charter agreements with Japanese ship-owner Shoei Kisen Kaisha for 11 ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs), each with a capacity of 18,000 teu.
The ships, which are scheduled to be delivered from 2018 to 2019, are 400 m long, 59 m wide and feature an optimised hull profile design plus minimum ballast water requirements to maximise cargo capacity.
The Taiwan-based company issued a statement saying that the investment was based on “market demand” and “capacity requirements” for joint services.
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