Oil Leakage Incidents News

One of the most enduring business relationships has been reinforced by the Evergreen Group's decision to entrust construction of an extensive new series of post-Panamax containerships to Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. The project is distinguished not only by its scale, in calling for 10 S-class newbuilds of 6,724-TEU to be delivered between September 2005 and the end of 2007, but also by the adoption of the 'Greenship' design concept proposed by Evergreen chairman Dr. Chang Yung-Fa. Through its special attention to pollution prevention, the 'Greenship' approach calls for fuel oil storage to be protectively located within the athwartship bulkheads dividing the cargo holds. "We don't want fuel oil tanks to be located at the sides and at the bottom of the ships," commented Dr. Chang.

in Japan for ten post-Panamax vessels, each with a capacity of 6,724TEU. will be delivered at the rate of approximately four per year. Yung-Fa. to take environmental protection into consideration. of the ships. Europe services. reinforcement programme as well as replacement requirements. million TEU. S-type vessels will be the largest ships in the Evergreen Group-owned fleet. athwartships below deck and have 839 reefer plugs. 78,200 tonnes on a service draft of 14.2 metres. (54,900KW) to provide for a service speed of 25.3 knots.