News / Evergreen ULCV order will leave THE Alliance far behind rivals in terms of big ship capacity

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Evergreen’s new order of 10 23,000 teu ULCVs will bring the Ocean Alliance close to parity with the 2M alliance in terms of the number of 18,000 teu-plus ships in their combined fleet, leaving THE Alliance well behind, according to Alphaliner.

The Taiwanese carrier officially confirmed in a stock market disclosure last week an order for the 10 mega ULCVs which are to be built at South Korean and Chinese yards at a cost of $140-$160m a unit.

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