Taiwan's Evergreen Marine Corp. has taken in charge the 13,806-TEU Thalassa Hellas, making its debut in the world of mega ships.
Waiting to make its move, Evergreen won big savings, noted Lloyd's Loading List, adding that others ordered at the peak of the market when prices ran from US$160 million to $170 million against $116 million each of these ships cost.
New fuel-efficient vessels burn 175 tonnes less fuel per day, equivalent to that of a 8,000-TEU ships, and 75 tonnes less than earlier 14,000-TEU vessels. Over a 10-year period, Evergreen stands to save $1 billion, say experts.
This is another first is for the ship's owner Enesel SA, as the newbuilding is the first box ship delivered to the Greek company, which has a long tradition in dry cargo vessels and tankers.
The Thalassa Hellas is the first vessel in a series of 10 sister ships ordered by Enesel in July 2012 from Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), with the backing of a 10-year charter from Evergreen.
Enesel entered the container shipping business in July 2011, with an order for a reefer-rich 9,814-TEU ships from Hyundai Heavy Industries that were backed by a long-term charter to Hamburg Sud.
The new vessel was named last week at Hyundai Heavy Industries in a double christening ceremony in which the second ship in the series was also named. The Thalassa Patris is due to be delivered at the end of November. The other eight vessels are slated for delivery between January and September 2014.
Alphaliner reports the Thalassa Hellas will be deployed on the Far East-Europe CEM/ANN service operated by Evergreen and Hanjin. She displaces the 8,452 TEU Ever Legion, which will be transferred to the Evergreen-CKYH CES/APN loop.
Waiting to make its move, Evergreen won big savings, noted Lloyd's Loading List, adding that others ordered at the peak of the market when prices ran from US$160 million to $170 million against $116 million each of these ships cost.
New fuel-efficient vessels burn 175 tonnes less fuel per day, equivalent to that of a 8,000-TEU ships, and 75 tonnes less than earlier 14,000-TEU vessels. Over a 10-year period, Evergreen stands to save $1 billion, say experts.
This is another first is for the ship's owner Enesel SA, as the newbuilding is the first box ship delivered to the Greek company, which has a long tradition in dry cargo vessels and tankers.
The Thalassa Hellas is the first vessel in a series of 10 sister ships ordered by Enesel in July 2012 from Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), with the backing of a 10-year charter from Evergreen.
Enesel entered the container shipping business in July 2011, with an order for a reefer-rich 9,814-TEU ships from Hyundai Heavy Industries that were backed by a long-term charter to Hamburg Sud.
The new vessel was named last week at Hyundai Heavy Industries in a double christening ceremony in which the second ship in the series was also named. The Thalassa Patris is due to be delivered at the end of November. The other eight vessels are slated for delivery between January and September 2014.
Alphaliner reports the Thalassa Hellas will be deployed on the Far East-Europe CEM/ANN service operated by Evergreen and Hanjin. She displaces the 8,452 TEU Ever Legion, which will be transferred to the Evergreen-CKYH CES/APN loop.