Taiwan-based container shipping company Wan Hai Lines Ltd recently received new 1,805 TEU vessel from ship builder CSBC Corp., Taiwan.
This new vessel, named Wan Hai 272, is equipped with an advanced global positioning system for navigation to improve safety, while being installed with energy efficient equipment to lower pollution and meet global environmental protection requirements.
Wan Hai 272 is the second 1,805 TEU vessel received by Wan Hai Lines from CSBC. Wan Hai Lines will take delivery of another 1,805 TEU vessel from CSBC in January.
According to its contract with CSBC, Wan Hai Lines commissioned the building of 14 ships, and will take delivery of the remaining vessels over the next two years. They include one 1,805 TEU boat, four 1,000 TEU ships and six 4,500 TEU vessels.
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Shipbuilding Tribune Staff, December 16, 2011; Image: csbcnet