Evergreen lines up 23 newbuilds worth up to $1.5bn

Taiwanese liner Evergreen is piling on fresh tonnage with orders for 23 new container ships worth up to $1.47bn, continuing its multi-year fleet expansion drive. The latest newbuilding programme covers a mix of feeder and mid-size vessels and will be split between Chinese yards CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding and Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding, part of …