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日本海事新聞ニュース Japan Maritime Daily Aug 25, 2025 (Mon)

Evergreen to launch international tender for mega container ships

Shipbuilding deadline likely to be 2029

　Taiwanese shipping company Evergreen will hold an international bidding for the newbuilding program ・・・続きはログインして下さいnext %E3%80%80Taiwanese+shipping+company+Evergreen+will+hold+an+international+bidding+for+the+newbuilding+program+of+mega+container+ships.+According+to+sources%2C+the+ships+will+be+14%2C000+TEU+and+will+be+LNG+%28liquefied+natural+gas%29+fueled%2C+with+a+total+number+of+12+to+14.+Bidding+is+expected+to+close+at+the+end+of+this+month.+The+construction+yards+involved+are+believed+to+be+major+shipyards+in+Japan%2C+China%2C+and+South+Korea%2C+including+Nihon+Shipyard+%28NSY%29%2C+a+commercial+ship+sales+and+design+joint+venture+between+Imabari+Shipbuilding+and+JMU+%28Japan+Marine+United%29.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Evergreen+has+recently+notified+shipyards+and+other+parties+of+the+start+of+international+bidding+for+the+newbuilding+program+of+12-14+14%2C000+TEU+vessels+equipped+with+LNG-compatible+dual-fuel+%28DF%29+engines.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80The+details+of+the+requirements+are+unknown.+Evergreen+appears+to+be+asking+each+shipyard+to+provide+information+such+as+the+delivery+dates+they+can+accommodate.+LNG+fueled+ships+require+longer+construction+times%2C+necessitating+the+construction+of+lots+of+ultra-large+ships.+In+particular%2C+major+Japanese+shipbuilders+have+almost+filled+up+their+slipways+for+2028%2C+given+the+increase+in+orders+received+up+to+the+previous+year.+The+2029+delivery+date+could+be+the+main+battlefield.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80It+has+not+yet+been+revealed+which+shipyards+will+participate+in+this+bidding.+In+addition+to+Japan%E2%80%99s+NSY%2C+other+companies+expected+to+be+targeted+include+South+Korea%E2%80%99s+three+major+companies+%28HD+Hyundai+Group%2C+Samsung+Heavy+Industries%2C+and+Hanwha+Ocean%29+and+China%E2%80%99s+CSSC+%28China+State+Shipbuilding+Corporation%29+Group.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Only+two+companies+in+Japan+are+building+this+type+of+ship%3A+Imabari+Shipbuilding+and+JMU.+There+is+a+possibility+that+NSY+will+also+bid+for+this+large-scale+deal.+Possible+construction+locations+include+Imabari+Shipbuilding%E2%80%99s+Marugame+Headquarters+Marugame+Shipyard+%28Marugame+City%2C+Kagawa+Prefecture%29%2C+Saijo+Shipyard+%28Saijo+City%2C+Ehime+Prefecture%29%2C+and+Hiroshima+Shipyard+%28Mihara+City%2C+Hiroshima+Prefecture%29.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Evergreen+is+promoting+the+development+of+next-generation+fuel+ships.+In+2023%2C+the+company+has+placed+an+order+for+the+construction+of+24+new+16%2C000+TEU+methanol+DF+container+ships.+The+breakdown+of+the+24+ships+is+as+follows%3A+8+to+NSY+and+16+to+Samsung+Heavy+Industries.+The+eight+ships+under+the+NSY+contract+are+expected+to+be+built+at+Imabari+Shipbuilding%E2%80%99s+two+factories+in+Marugame+and+Hiroshima.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80In+2024%2C+six+2%2C400+TEU+methanol+DF+container+ships+were+ordered+from+Huangpu+Wenchong+Shipbuilding%2C+a+Chinese+subsidiary+of+CSSC.+Furthermore%2C+in+February+of+this+year%2C+the+company+announced+that+it+had+decided+to+order+11+24%2C000+TEU+LNG+DF+container+ships.+Of+the+11+ships%2C+six+will+be+built+by+Hanwha+Ocean+and+five+by+Guangzhou+Shipyard+International+%28GSI%29%2C+a+subsidiary+of+CSSC.+%3Cbr%3E%E3%80%80Regarding+new+fuel+ships%2C+orders+for+LNG-fueled+ships+are+currently+increasing.+Danish+shipping+major+Maersk+announced+its+plans+to+build+large-scale+DF+container+ships+in+August+last+year.+Regarding+new+fuels%2C+the+company+has+previously+advocated+green+methanol%2C+but+has+now+announced+that+it+will+also+use+liquefied+biomethane+%28bio-LNG%29+fuel.+These+trends+are+also+believed+to+be+supporting+increased+orders+for+LNG-fueled+ships.+%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3EDisclaimer%3A+The+English+translations+provided+through+this+service+are+the+result+of+translations+made+by+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+or+automatically+and+mechanically+translated+by+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+using+an+automated+translation+system+provided+by+a+third+party+after+certain+processing+of+the+Japanese+content+licensed+by+the+third+party.+In+terms+of+the+English+translation%2C+The+Japan+Maritime+Daily+and+MarineNet+Co.%2C+Ltd.+make+no+warranty+or+burden+of+any+kind%2C+express+or+implied%2C+including+its+accuracy%2C+reliability%2C+validity+or+fitness+for+a+particular+purpose.+MarineNet+Users+should+fully+understand+that+this+service+uses+an+automated+translation+system+that+automatically+and+mechanically+recognizes+and+analyzes+information+and+produces+results.+The+users+should+understand+the+above+conditions+before+using+this+service.%3Cbr%3E%3Cbr%3E%E5%85%8D%E8%B2%AC%E4%BA%8B%E9%A0%85%EF%BC%9A%E3%81%93%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E3%83%93%E3%82%B9%E3%82%92%E4%BB%8B%E3%81%97%E3%81%A6%E6%8F%90%E4%BE%9B%E3%81%95%E3%82%8C%E3%82%8B%E8%8B%B1%E8%A8%B3%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%B5%B7%E4%BA%8B%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E3%81%8C%E4%BD%9C%E6%88%90%E3%81%99%E3%82%8B%E3%81%8B%E3%80%81%E5%8F%88%E3%81%AF%E3%80%81%E7%AC%AC%E4%B8%89%E8%80%85%E3%81%8B%E3%82%89%E4%BD%BF%E7%94%A8%E8%A8%B1%E8%AB%BE%E3%82%92%E5%8F%97%E3%81%91%E3%81%9F%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E8%AA%9E%E3%81%AE%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%83%B3%E3%83%84%E3%82%92%E3%80%81%E6%97%A5%E6%9C%AC%E6%B5%B7%E4%BA%8B%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E%E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