China Shipping take delivery of 5,688-TEU ship
China Shipping Container Line took delivery Jan. 13 of the 5,688-TEU “Xin Yan Tai,” built by Hudong Zhonghua Ship Building Group Co in China.
The vessel is the 11th of 12 new 5,688-TEU container vessels built for China Shipping since 2000.
China Shipping said the ship was delivered six months earlier than scheduled and was put into operations on the same day as delivery on the weekly transpacific “AAS” service.