Taiwan’s Yang Ming Marine Transport is buying three 8,000-teu container ships from Japan’s Shoei Kisen Kaisha.
The methanol dual-fuel boxships are under construction at Imabari Shipbuilding and are scheduled for delivery in 2028 to 2029.
No price was disclosed.
The move is the first part of a Yang Ming’s plan announced in December to order a series of neo-panamax container ships.