China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) has received its second in a series of eight ships of 14,074 TEU from Samsung Heavy Industries valued at US$170 million per vessel.

The carrier will deploy the CSCL Venus on its Far-East Europe route of AEX 1/CEM to join CSCL-Evergreen, according to Paris-based Alphaliner.

The vessel is classed as a "neo-overpanamaxes" being wider by one box for the new Panama Canal locks - able to stow 20 containers rows across decks. It is to be managed by Hong Kong affiliate CSCL Star Shipping.