Cosco Shipping Container Lines has signed a contract in Shanghai with sister company Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry for the construction of 12 container ships of 14,000 TEU capacity with dual fuel methanol propulsion.
With the latest order, Cosco Shipping emphasises its efforts to implement the concept of green and low-carbon development and build an environmentally friendly fleet while reducing the impact of daily operations on the environment and ecology to achieve long-term sustainable development.
The new ships have been developed jointly by Cosco Shipping Lines, Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry and the China Shipbuilding and Ocean Engineering Design and Research Institute. With a length of 335.9m, a width of 51m and an invisible bulb bow and stern energy-saving device, the new vessels adopt innovative design and advanced technology. They offer a loading capacity of 13,700 standard containers and a high loading capacity for reefer containers.
The new vessels are equipped with what is said to be the world’s most powerful permanent magnet shaft generator, a bow wind deflector, an air lubrication system for the hull and intelligent systems developed by Cosco Shipping that fulfil EEDI Phase 3 requirements and the latest cyber security regulations. The dual-fuel main engine and generator are both powered by methanol to significantly reduce GHG emissions.
Cosco Shipping Holdings is currently focusing on a combination of building new ships and modernising existing vessels to accelerate the green and low-carbon transition of the company’s fleet. The company has ordered 12 24,000 TEU container ships with methanol dual-fuel propulsion, signed contracts for the conversion of eight ships to methanol dual-fuel propulsion, while promoting environmentally friendly development practices such as all-electric ship operation and biofuel pilot projects, which has given the company strong momentum to compete on the new course.
As a leading Chinese intelligent shipbuilding enterprise, Yangzhou Cosco Shipping Heavy Industry has enhanced its strength on the route to green vessels though research and development and construction of new energy ships. The company says it has fully covered the design and construction of three major types of ships, namely container ships, oil tankers and bulk carriers that can run on methanol, and met the shipping industry’s requirements for green transition with higher quality, smarter and more environmentally friendly products.
Image: Cosco Shipping’s new 14,000 TEU vessel (source: Cosco Shipping)
