On 7 August, YICT welcomed the maiden call of the Ever Lambent, the first L-type container vessel in Evergreen Line's fleet. The 334-metre-long, 45.8-metre-wide vessel is the first newbuilding of a series of 30 container vessels which feature a slot capacity of 8,500 TEU apiece. This makes it the largest ship ever built for Evergreen. The new vessel is part of the European service jointly operated by Evergreen Line and China Shipping Container Lines. During its call at YICT, a total of 3,025 TEU were handled.