Recently, the 3300TEU series unlimited navigation area container ship “Hongtai 658”, built by Zhejiang Donghong Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. for Xiamen Hongtai, was successfully launched.
This vessel was designed by Shanghai Merchant Ship Design and Research Institute and internationally classed by China Classification Society for unlimited navigation area. It is a single-screw, low-speed diesel engine-driven, double-hull, single-deck, stern-type seagoing container ship. It is equipped with 6 cargo holds, 11 hatches, an engine room, a forepeak tank, and an aft void space. An emergency fire pump room is located in the bow. The entire ship is divided by 8 watertight bulkheads. The cargo hold area features double-side shells and a double bottom. Each hatch is fitted with lift-away type hatch covers. The container capacity is 1578 TEU on deck and 1738 TEU in the cargo holds, totaling 3316 TEU (including capacity for 200 FEU refrigerated containers on deck). It can carry packaged dangerous goods of classes 1 to 9.
