NEW HATSU SHIP IS LAUNCHED
Hatsu Marine Ltd., the new U.K.-based shipowning subsidiary of Taiwan’s Evergreen group, has launched a post-Panamax container vessel.
The “Hatsu Elite” is the fourth in a series of five 6,332-TEU container vessels built by the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries shipyard for Hatsu Marine.
The ship is due for delivery in September and will fly the U.K. flag.
Hatsu Marine said that it plans to offer shippers a global container service embracing Asia, North America and Europe by the end of this year,