Evergreen To Buy Five Ships From MHI

Shipping giant Evergreen Marine signed a letter of intent to buy five large cargo ships from Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industry. A spokeswoman for the Taiwan shipping firm said it was negotiating to buy 6,300-6,400 TEU ships from the Japanese firm. She said Evergreen would aim to take delivery of the ships by 2002 but further details, such as the price of the vessels, had not been settled.