GIANT shipbuilders are vying for supremacy in building a bigger, better and more advanced vessels with the slightest upgrades in size or efficiency bringing enormous profits or slashing operational costs.
The industry will soon see an even larger containership than Maersk's Triple-E, as China Shipping Container Lines announces launching of the world's largest containership, reported St Petersburg's PortNews.
The 400-metre vessel is one metre longer than the 399-meter Triple-E and will have the capacity to carry 19,100 TEU, or 830 more than its rival, reports Bloomberg.
As explained by the vessel's builder, South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), these ships will cut fuel use by one fifth when compared to a now common 10,000-TEUer.
In addition, HHI presented a new design feature for container vessels at this year's SMM exhibition and conference in Hamburg, dubbed "Skybench".
This device increases box intake of large containerships, can extend capacity 450 TEU on a 23-row wide on 19,000-TEU ship and by 350 TEU on a 20-row wide 14,000-TEU vessel.
The concept is said to be applicable to any large twin-island containership. But the innovation could compensate for the capacity lost by gas-powered ships compared to heavy fuel oil (HFO-fuel) vessels, due to the large size of LNG tanks.
SHIPBUILDING
24 September 2014 - 20:50
Shipbuilders compete for bigger and better containerships to cut fuel costs
GIANT shipbuilders are vying for supremacy in building a bigger, better and more advanced vessels with the slightest upgrades in size or efficiency bringing enormous profits or slashing operational costs.
SHIPBUILDING
24 September 2014 - 20:50
Shipbuilders compete for bigger and better containerships to cut fuel costs
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