Overview

• Hanwha confirmed a 1.93 trillion-won (about US$1.47 billion) contract to deliver seven 15,880‑TEU dual-fuel container ships by the first half of 2029.
• The project marks Hanwha Ocean’s first contract with Yang Ming and follows a similar order earlier this year from Evergreen, deepening the builder’s foothold in Taiwan.
• The series holds an ammonia fuel‑ready designation reported under ABS, which Yang Ming says could make them Taiwan’s first LNG boxships prepared for ammonia conversion.
• Each vessel incorporates LNG fuel tanks rated to 1.0 bar—described as a first-of-its-kind specification—intended to enable safer, longer containment of vaporized gas compared with 0.7 bar designs.
• Yang Ming estimates roughly 20% CO2 reductions when operating on LNG and up to about 61% after conversion to ammonia, reflecting its broader fleet renewal and decarbonisation plans.