Samsung Heavy wins $2.48bn boxship order from Evergreen

Taiwanese line Evergreen has confirmed an order for twenty 15,000 teu boxships at Korean yard Samsung Heavy Industries. Evergreen had recently announced its intentions to order the twenty ships as part of its fleet expansion plans, with Samsung amongst the yards shortlisted that included Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding, Jiangnan Shipbuilding, Imabari Shipbuilding, and Hyundai Heavy Industries. …

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