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The ship is built as part of Evergreen Line's large newbuilding programme and is being celebrated as the shipyard returns to work after a month-long shutdown due to Covid.

The new vessel named Ever Aria was floated out on May 19 while her sister ship Ever Alot was floated at the end of 2021.

Hudong-Zhonghua is building six ULCVs, based on an independently developed design.

Evergreen's South Korean-built A-Class ships have a capacity of 23,992 TEU while the Chinese ones are larger at 24,004 TEU.

The new Ever Alot and Ever Aria will measure 1,312 feet in length with a 202-foot beam. The total height will be 109 feet.

Alphaliner's ranking shows that Evergreen has risen into sixth place among the major carriers.

Currently, they have a total fleet of 200 vessels with a total capacity of 1.54 million TEU.

So far in May, six ships have been floated out while the yard is 70 per cent back to work after the city's lockdowns.