OOIL has signed for 12 LNG dual-fuel container ships of 13,640 TEU at CSSC in an order package that also includes two 210,000-dwt bulk carriers and four 6,400-TEU container ships, according to China State Shipbuilding Corp.
The 12-vessel contract was signed by Hudong-Zhonghua and China Shipbuilding Trading Co with Orient Overseas (International) Ltd. CSSC said the design is a new-generation neo-panamax flagship developed by the yard with capacity for about 1,600 reefer slots.
The ships will be fitted with LNG dual-fuel propulsion, a new-generation intelligent ship system for real-time energy-efficiency monitoring, an optimised hull form and energy-saving devices.
In the same batch, Beihai Shipbuilding and China Shipbuilding Trading Co signed for two 210,000-dwt bulk carriers with China Shipping, while Huangpu Wenchong and China Shipbuilding Trading Co booked four 6,400-TEU container ships with CULines.
CSSC said the bulker design is Beihai’s fifth-generation Polaris type. It said the 6,400-TEU ships were designed by the 708 Research Institute and will integrate an energy-saving duct, shaft generator and high-voltage shore-power capability.
CSSC said the design is aimed at Asian regional trunk routes as well as medium- and long-haul trades including the Red Sea.
CSSC added that Beihai has delivered more than 100 large bulk carriers. It also said Huangpu Wenchong had previously delivered four 1,900-TEU and two 2,700-TEU container ships to CULines, with those vessels becoming core operating units in that fleet.
China State Shipbuilding Corp is a centrally administered state-owned shipbuilding group that controls a broad portfolio of Chinese shipyards, marine manufacturing assets and related industrial businesses.
Orient Overseas (International) Ltd is the parent company of the OOCL transport brands and operates through wholly owned subsidiaries in container shipping and logistics.
Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry is a CSSC-controlled shipyard engaged in shipbuilding, repair and related marine industrial activities.
CULines is an international container liner operator serving trades across mainland China, North Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, the Red Sea, the eastern Mediterranean and East Africa.
