Evergreen scraps chartering plan and orders ten 23,000 teu newbuilds
Samsung Heavy Industries gets six ships, while Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding and Jiangnan Shipyard each bag two units. Vessel price is between $140m and $160m apiece
Taiwanese carrier is said to be in talks with lenders, including the large bank-backed Chinese leasing houses, to finance the newbuildings