JAPANESE ship building marine
engineering and service company, Imabari Shipbuilding, with the cooperation of Marubeni
Corporation, has secured a newbuilding order of twelve 11,000-TEU container
carriers from Taiwan's Evergreen Line.
The Japanese shipbuilder said in a
statement that each box ship will be 334 metres long, about 48.4 metres wide and
with a service speed of about 23 knots.
"Like our other ultra
large-size containers with track record, these vessels are adopted with
eco-friendly hull form design and Twin-Islander enhancing more loading
capacity," the statement said.
The vessels will be able to be
deployed on many service routes such as between Asia, North/South America and
Europe. With its breadth below 49 metres the vessel can pass through the new
Panama Canal, according to the release.
"Imabari is very proud of
already having built over 200 units of container carriers, including the
ultra-large 20,000-TEU type which we delivered last year," said the
statement.
In addition, a series of 14,000-TEU
and 20,000-TEU types are scheduled to be delivered this year, reports New
York's Marine Link.
Source : HKSG.
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