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Lone ranger Evergreen mulls 18,000-TEUers like every other big carrier
TAIWAN's Evergreen, the recent addition to the CKYHE alliance, and the world's fourth biggest container carrier, is considering including 18,000-TEU ships to compete with others who share high economies of scale.
When asked about whether his company is considering upsizing vessels to that range, Evergreen Group vice-chairman Bronson Hsieh said: "Everyone is thinking about it and assessing such a requirement."
Mr Hsieh said owning or chartering those vessels could both be options. What matters more, he said, is how the ships can help its cost-reduction efforts, reported Lloyd's List.
"We are an alliance member and will need to think about alliance requirements. This will take time. We don't have any timetable," he told reporters on the sidelines of the World Shipping Summit in Chongqing.
The average unit cost of 18,000-TEUer is 26 per cent less than a 13,100-TEUer while bunker consumption is 35 per cent less, according to Cosco, also a CKYHE member.
Long the lone ranger of world shipping, and slow to adopt the mega ship, Mr Hsieh said Evergreen's change in doctrine was needed to meet changing marketplace dynamics.
"We need to be engaged in the competition. In the past it was sufficient to work by ourself. But the competition has become keener, and the size of ships is ever-growing," Mr Hsieh said.
When asked about whether his company is considering upsizing vessels to that range, Evergreen Group vice-chairman Bronson Hsieh said: "Everyone is thinking about it and assessing such a requirement."
Mr Hsieh said owning or chartering those vessels could both be options. What matters more, he said, is how the ships can help its cost-reduction efforts, reported Lloyd's List.
"We are an alliance member and will need to think about alliance requirements. This will take time. We don't have any timetable," he told reporters on the sidelines of the World Shipping Summit in Chongqing.
The average unit cost of 18,000-TEUer is 26 per cent less than a 13,100-TEUer while bunker consumption is 35 per cent less, according to Cosco, also a CKYHE member.
Long the lone ranger of world shipping, and slow to adopt the mega ship, Mr Hsieh said Evergreen's change in doctrine was needed to meet changing marketplace dynamics.
"We need to be engaged in the competition. In the past it was sufficient to work by ourself. But the competition has become keener, and the size of ships is ever-growing," Mr Hsieh said.
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