It has a loading capacity of 9,000 ceu
Yesterday in Haimen (Jiangsu), China, the christening ceremony of the Grande Shanghai took place, the first of the ten pure car & truck carriers (PCTC) commissioned by the Grimaldi Group from China Merchants Heavy Industries. Of these, the first five units will be able to transport vehicles for a total of 9,000 ceu, while the subsequent five will offer a capacity of 9,800 ceu.
The Grande Shanghai is 220 meters long and 38 meters wide, with a gross tonnage of 93,145 tons and a cruising speed of 18 knots. Across its 14 decks, it can transport both electric vehicles and those powered by traditional fuels.
The Grande Shanghai is also the first unit of the Grimaldi Group to obtain the “Ammonia Ready” notation from the Italian Naval Register (RINA), certifying that it can be converted to use ammonia as a zero-carbon emission alternative fuel. Designed to meet the highest standards, the ship has also received the class notations Green Plus, Green Star 3, Comfort Vibration, and Comfort Noise Port. Numerous green technologies have been adopted on board the Grande Shanghai: the ship is equipped with mega lithium batteries with a total capacity of 5 MWh, 2,500 square meters of solar panels, and can receive electrical power from shore during port stops (cold ironing) in ports equipped with the necessary infrastructure.
