Hanjin Shipping has received its first 10,000TEU class containership.

Hanjin Shipping has received its first 10,000TEU class containership.

The “Hanjin Korea” is the first of the series of five 10,000TEU class ships ordered from Samsung Heavy Industries and is equipped with a fuel-efficient and eco-friendly engine that can reduce both fuel consumption and CO2 emission.

Eun Young Choi, Chairwoman of Hanjin Shipping, commented, “With this 10,000TEU class ship, we have accelerated the era of mega-sized vessels in the global shipping market.”

From Seatrade Asia, June 22, 2010