 Evergreen¡¯s Samsung-built EVER ACE (23,992 teu) becomes the world¡¯s largest container sh |
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American Shipper |
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09/10/2021 |
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Evergreen Marine has taken delivery of the brand new EVER ACE, the first of six ¡®A-class¡¯ container ships that the Taiwanese carrier is to receive from Samsung Heavy Industries in 2021 and 2022.
With a nominal intake of 23,992 teu, the EVER ACE is not only Evergreen¡¯s first-ever ¡®Megamax-24¡¯ (MGX-24) vessel, but also the new global record holder in terms of container capacity.
Evergreen¡¯s Samsung-built sextet can carry 28 teu more than the former record holders: HMM¡¯s DSME-built series of seven 23,964 teu sisters of the HMM ALGERICAS type, all delivered in 2020.
For Evergreen, the Samsung-built EVER ACE and her five sisters will form the first half of a ¡¯full set¡¯ of twelve megamax-24 container ships for the Asia - Europe trade.
In addition to the six Korean-built units, the Taiwanese carrier will next year to receive another six ships of similar capacity from China¡¯s CSSC Group.
Officially rated at 23,888 teu, construction of the CSSC units will be divided between Hudong Zhonghua¡¯s Jiangnan Changxing Shipyard and its CSSC sister firm Jiangnan (Group) Shipyard.
The new EVER ACE is 400.00 m long and 62.00 m wide with a deadweight of 225.000 tons. She is conventionally powered and fitted with an exhaust gas scrubber. An 11-cylinder WinGD X92B diesel drives the ship at commercial speeds of up to 22.5 knots.
Following CMA CGM¡¯s series of LNG-powered megamaxes from CSSC, the new Evergreen ¡®A class¡¯ is the second megamax vessel type to feature a vertical bulbless stem.
Compared to conventional bulbous bows, this design is inted to generate energy savings over a wider profile of speed and draft combinations.
From Korea¡¯s Geoje Island, where the Samsung Shipyard is located, Evergreen¡¯s new flagship has positioned to Qingdao, China. Here, she phased into the OCEAN Alliance¡¯s Far East - North Europe service ¡®NEU6¡¯. This loop is also known as the ¡¯CEM¡¯ of Evergreen, which is the tonnage provider on the service.
The ¡¯NEU6 / CEM¡¯ turns in eleven weeks and it is usually staffed by a fleet of eleven 20,000 teu MGX-23 type vessels of the Evergreen ¡®Gclass¡¯. Port congestion, vessel delays, and the Suez Canal accident of the EVER GIVEN however prompted Evergreen to inject extra tonnage into the service fleet which now consists of the eleven ¡®G-classes¡¯, two 14,000 teu ¡®T-clas
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