Evergreen Marine uses two kinds of vessels on its Europe routes, six with capacity of 14,000 TEUs and 11 with 20,000 TEUs. Evergreen Marine Corp president Eric Hsieh speaks at an investors’ conference in Taipei yesterday. Using larger vessels helps shippers reduce fuel costs per unit and enhance profit margins, if the ships are fully loaded, Evergreen Marine said. Evergreen Marine is not responsible for Ever Given blocking the Suez Canal, as the owner is in charge of the vessel, Hsieh said. Apart from the Ever Given, 11 other Evergreen Marine vessels were affected by the blockage, he said.

Source: Taipei Times April 01, 2021 15:56 UTC