EVERGREEN SELLS AND CHARTERS BACK SIX SHIPS

EVERGREEN SELLS AND CHARTERS BACK SIX SHIPS    Evergreen Marine Corp., the Taiwanese listed arm of the Evergreen group, sold six containerships last year, according to a recent investment report.
   Credit Suisse First Boston said in a report on Evergreen Marine Corp. that the company sold two ships in December, making a disposal gain of about NT$600 million ($17 million), following the sale of four ships earlier last year.
   The sale of the ships allowed the company to raise its post-tax profit last year to NT$1.7 billion ($48 million), from NT$1.3 billion in 2000, despite a fall in revenue.
   A spokesman for Evergreen Marine Corp. said the six disposed ships are four 1,810-TEU “L type” containerships and two 3,428-TEU “GX” vessels.
   The ships were all sold and chartered back by Evergreen Marine Corp.