A SUBSIDIARY of China State Shipbuilding Corporation Limited (CSSC) has delivered an ultra-large 24,000-TEU liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel container ship to France's cma CGM Group.
Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co, Ltd delivered the vessel, CMA CGM SEINE in Shanghai recently, marking the completion of the CSSC's breakthrough construction of the world's first ultra-large dual-fuel container ship.
The dual-fuel power system allows the shipping company to use LNG or oil to power the ship, reports Xinhua.
The vessel, which is 399 metres long and 61.3 metres wide, can carry 220,000 tonnes of goods.
It can accommodate a total of 23,876 TEU containers, including up to 2,200 standard refrigerated containers. It is the first of four such vessels ordered by the French container shipping giant.
With an 18,600-cubic-meter fuel bunker fully loaded with LNG, the ship can sail nearly 20,000 nautical miles.
The vessel was launched on a Far East-Europe route on April 18.
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Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co, Ltd delivered the vessel, CMA CGM SEINE in Shanghai recently, marking the completion of the CSSC's breakthrough construction of the world's first ultra-large dual-fuel container ship.
The dual-fuel power system allows the shipping company to use LNG or oil to power the ship, reports Xinhua.
The vessel, which is 399 metres long and 61.3 metres wide, can carry 220,000 tonnes of goods.
It can accommodate a total of 23,876 TEU containers, including up to 2,200 standard refrigerated containers. It is the first of four such vessels ordered by the French container shipping giant.
With an 18,600-cubic-meter fuel bunker fully loaded with LNG, the ship can sail nearly 20,000 nautical miles.
The vessel was launched on a Far East-Europe route on April 18.
SeaNews Turkey
