Evergreen orders ten 2,800 teu container vessels

Taipei-listed Evergreen said it has approached CSBC to build five of the ships at a price of $185m to $195m in total. Imabari will construct the remaining five vessels at similar prices.

The container carrier’s current orderbook includes 10 chartered vessels of 14,000 teu to be delivered in 2016-17, and 11 chartered ships of 18,000 teu for delivery between 2018-19.

At present, Evergreen has a fleet of 205 ships with a combined carrying capacity of 974,762 teu.