Evergreen names latest 7,024-TEU ship
The Evergreen Group today in Japan named the eighth in a series of 10 7,024-TEU 'S'-class vessels being built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
The 'Ever Summit' will be delivered to the Taiwanese group in June when it will enter its Transpacific Southwest (TPS) service.
The 78,200-deadweight-ton 'S' types have an overall length of 300 meters (984 feet) and width of 42.8 meters (140 feet), able to carry containers 17 rows across on deck and 15 rows across below deck. They all have 839 reefer plugs for carriage of temperature-controlled containers.
The remaining two in the series will enter Evergreen's fleet in 2008.
Evergreen names latest 7,024-TEU ship
