Ever Steady, the latest in a series of ten 7024 TEU S-type vessels being built for Evergreen in Japan, was launched last Tuesday (August 22). She is due for delivery in December 2006 and is scheduled to enter service on the HTW service linking southern China, Hong Kong and Taiwan with the West Coast of North America. Ever Steady is the sixth vessel in a series of 18 large post-Panamax containerships, the first of which was delivered in 2005. Eight 8063TEU C-types are already in service and the S-type series will be delivered in 2008. The new S-type vessels incorporate many new environmental features that go beyond the requirements of new and soon-to-be-introduced international requirements, according to a line spokesman. With an overall length of 300 metres and a beam of 42.8 metres, the S-class vessels are able to carry containers 17 rows across on deck and 15 rows across below deck.
