Samsung Heavy Industries will build six container ships for Evergreen

Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) is the highlight in large-scale shipbuilding with the development of six 23,000 TEU container ships worth a total of US$920m for the Taiwanese company Evergreen Marine Corporation.

The new constructions will be 400 m long, 61.5 m beam and 33.2 m high and capable of carrying exactly 23,764 TEUs. According to SHI, they surpass the largest container ship in the world today: the MSC “GÜLSÜN”, which has a capacity of 23,756 TEUs, a ship that was also delivered by SHI to the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) in July this year.

Evergreen-ordered ships can sail safely and economically thanks to their SVESSEL, an intelligence system developed by SHI. High efficiency smart ships can reduce fuel consumption by up to 7%.

“Demand for large container ships is likely to continue as shipowners around the world have cut costs thanks to economies of scale. Based on advanced technologies, including smart ships and reduced energy consumption, as well as new shape designs, Samsung Heavy will continue to lead the ultra-large container ship market,” said a SHI official.

The contracts obtained by SHI so far total US$5.1bn, representing 65% of its annual target of US$7.8bn, with 35 different types of vessels, including 14 oil tankers, 11 LNG vessels, six container ships, two product transport vessels, a special vessel, and an FPSO.

Source: Mundo Marítimo

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