Evergreen Group has agreed to charter eleven 18,000-teu containerships from Japan-based shipowner Shoei Kisen Kaisha.
The charter agreement was signed between the two companies this week, and includes the six 18,000-teu units chartered in December by Evergreen Marine Corp.
Evergreen has a total of 66 vessels of 8,500-teu and over that are in the in the midst of being delivery. Once all these vessels hit the water, the company plans to redeliver all the vessels it currently has on charter, once their charter periods have expired.