Ever Ace

ship built in 2021

Ever Ace is a Very Large Container Ship (VLCS) and part of the Evergreen A-class container ship operated by Evergreen Marine Corporation.[1] It was the largest container ship at the time of launch,[2] but was surpassed shortly after by the launch of Ever Alot.[3] With a container capacity of 23,992 TEU, Ever Ace is is 400m-long and 61.5m wide.[4] It is the first in a planned series of 12 supersized container ships to be built for Evergreen Marine.[5][6] She was built at the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard and was delivered in 29 July 2022.[7][8] The vessel made its first travel in early August, by sailing from the Port of Taipei in Taiwan.[9] One of her earliest travels was to Rotterdam, the Netherlands in 2021.[10]

Ever Ace in Hamborg Habour in 2022

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  10. "Grootste containerschip ter wereld aangekomen in Rotterdam". NOS (in Dutch). 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.