Uniglory launches its tenth P-type containership

Uniglory Marine Corporation christened and launched its tenth P-type full containership in a ceremony held at the Evergreen Shipyard in Nagasaki on June 22. Uniglory Chairman Loh Yao-fon named the new vessel Uni-Prosper while Mrs Loh Chu Chih-lan, Chairman Loh's daughter-in-law, cut the rope in the ceremony.
Uniglory has ordered a total of ten P-type full containerships from Evergreen Shipyard, Uni-Prosper being the final ship in the series. The P-type has a container capacity of 1618 TEU. She has an overall length of 182 metres, a breadth of 28 metres, a draft of 9 metres and a service speed of 18.7 knots. The ship is also equipped with the latest navigational systems and has 256 reefer plugs.
Uni-Prosper is scheduled to be delivered in September 2001 and will immediately join Uniglory's Far East/Middle East fixed-day service. This will bring Uniglory's fleet of owned ships to 42 vessels.