Evergreen Line's newest container ship
"Ever Lambent", the first L-type containership for Evergreen
The new 8,452-TEU vessel is 334m in length, 45.8m wide, with 942 reefer plugs and a draft of 14.2m. The vessel can cruise at a speed up to 24.5 knots. "Ever Lambent" is owned by Evergreen Marine (UK) Ltd and said to join the Far East-Europe route.
Evergreen Group's previous shipbuilding programme was concluded with the delivery of the S-type "Ever Salute" in January 2008. For fleet expansion and renovation, Evergreen Group commenced a new shipbuilding project in 2010 and ordered 20 L-type vessels from Samsung Heavy Industries, to be delivered by 2014. In 2011, Evergreen placed an order for another ten vessels of the same specifications with Taiwan Shipbuilding Corp., to be delivered from 2013 to 2015.
In ship design, implementation of the Greenship concept by the latest shipbuilding technology was required, says the shipping line. In addition to the environmentally friendly features of S-series fleet, the L-type vessels are manufactured using high-tensile steel with designs of optimized hull form and minimum ballast water to save fuel consumption and cut carbon emissions. The ships are to be equipped with an electronic-controlled fuel injection engine, enabling energy-efficient navigation for slow steaming.
