Evergreen Marine Orders 23 New Container Ships, Pushing Newbuild Commitments Above $11bn

04.02.2026

Taiwanese liner operator Evergreen Marine has continued its large-scale fleet expansion, placing orders for 23 container vessels with a total value of up to $1.47 billion. The shipbuilding contracts were signed through its subsidiary Evergreen Marine Asia, further adding to one of the largest newbuild portfolios in the container shipping industry.

The order includes 16 feeder vessels of 3,100 TEU, to be built at CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipyard, as well as 7 post-panamax container ships of 5,900 TEU, contracted with Yangzijiang Shipbuilding.

The newbuild program aligns with Evergreen’s strategy to strengthen its regional and interregional service network while modernizing the fleet with vessels offering greater operational flexibility.

With these latest contracts, Evergreen’s total newbuilding commitments now exceed $11 billion, underlining the company’s confidence in the long-term outlook for container shipping and its effort to secure shipyard slots amid limited global shipbuilding capacity.

Evergreen Marine, founded in 1968, is one of the world’s largest container carriers, operating a global network of liner services. The company is publicly listed and controlled by the Chang family.