Steady as she goes for Evergreen

Ever Steady, the latest in a series of ten 7024TEU S-type vessels being built for Evergreen in Japan, has taken to the water for the first time. She was launched at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Kobe shipyard on 22 August at a ceremony hosted by Vice Group Chairman of Evergreen Group and Chairman of Evergreen Marine Corp., Chang Kuo-Cheng (K C Chang). She is due for delivery in December 2006 and is scheduled to enter service on the HTW service linking Southern China, Hong Kong and Taiwan with the West Coast of North America.