Yang Ming will add another 11,000TEU container vessel, named “YM Topmost”, which chartered from Shoei Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. and built by Imabari Shipbuilding Co., Ltd.
YM Topmost will join THE Alliance’s Transpacific service PS6 on 24 September with the following port rotation: Qingdao – Ningbo – Pusan – Los Angeles – Oakland – Kobe – Qingdao.
To further strengthen Yang Ming’s mid- to long-term operational efficiency, the company ordered a total of fourteen 11,000 TEU newbuildings through long-term charter agreements with ship owners. YM Topmost is the seventh in the series and will be delivered on 22 September, while the Taiwanese liner operator started taking delivery of these new vessels in 2020.
This type of vessels has a nominal capacity of 11,860 TEU and is equipped with 1,000 plugs for reefer containers. With a length of 333.9 meters, a width of 48.4 meters, a draft of 16 meters, these vessels are designed to cruise at a speed up to 23 knots. The containerships incorporate various environmental features including scrubbers, Water Ballast Treatment Plant and Alternative Marine Power system, according to an announcement.
YM Topmost was named at a ceremony held at Imabari Hiroshima Shipyard on 7 September with Yang Ming’s attendees joining the ceremony remotely at their Taipei office.
