Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd. announced the delivery of China’s self-developed liquefied natural gas (LNG) dual-fuel container vessel in the port city of Dalian in northeast China.
The vessel, built for Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), measures 366 metres in length, 51 metres in moulded breadth and 30.2 metres in moulded depth, and has a design draft of 14.5 metres.
The vessel is capable of carrying 16,044 standard containers and 1,800 refrigerated containers, said the shipbuilder.
The dual-fuel design allows the vessel to be powered by LNG and marine fuel oils. Equipped with a 13,000-cubic-meter Type-B LNG fuel tank, it has a larger capacity and higher utilisation rate than traditional LNG fuel tanks and consumes less traditional fuels.
The shipbuilder has reportedly applied other energy-saving measures and devices to improve the economic benefits and environmental protection performance of the vessel.
Earlier this month, Pacific International Lines (PIL) named its first two 14,000 TEU container vessels in a ceremony at Jiangnan Shipyard in China.