It has a loading capacity equal to 9,000 ceu
Yesterday in Haimen (Jiangsu), China, the naming ceremony for the Grande Shanghai took place, the first of the ten pure car & truck carrier (PCTC) units 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 equal to 9,000 ceu, while the subsequent five will offer a capacity equal to 9,800 ceu.
The Grande Shanghai is 220 meters long and 38 meters wide, has a gross tonnage of 93,145 tons and a cruising speed of 18 knots. On 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 have obtained the “Ammonia Ready” notation from the Registro Italiano Navale (RINA) which certifies that it can be converted to use ammonia as a zero-carbon emission alternative fuel. Designed in compliance with the highest standards, the ship has also obtained the class notations Green Plus, Green Star 3, Comfort Vibration and Comfort Noise Port. Numerous are the green technologies 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 will be able to receive electrical power from shore during port stops (cold ironing) in ports equipped with the necessary infrastructure.
