Taiwan-based ocean carrier Wan Hai Lines held ship naming ceremonies for two new container ships, Wan Hai 368 and Wan Hai 369.
Wan Hai Lines and Japan Marine United Corporation have deployed the third batch of their 3,055 TEU series ships, totaling twelve vessels. Wan Hai 368 and Wan Hai 369 are the 4th and 5th vessels in the series of ships, all built by Japan Marine United Corporation ARIAKE Shipyard.
For the ship naming ceremony, Eri Aburajima of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. & Taku Murase, Vice President of Nissan Purchasing of Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. will name Wan Hai 368, while Yoshiko Fujita of AGC Inc. and Koichi Kurita, President of AGC LOGISTICS CO., LTD. will name Wan Hai 369.
The company said its newbuild vessels are equipped with full balanced twisted bulb rudders and pre-swirl fin and are certified with “Smart Ship” notations.
In addition to naming the newbuildings, Wan Hai Lines also made a charity donation of necessities to two charities in Japan – Jiaien Child Home and Kumamoto Tenshien aiming to support the local community.