Ultra-large container vessel made in NE China completes delivery-Xinhua

Ultra-large container vessel made in NE China completes delivery

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2023-08-08 21:55:30

This photo taken on July 12, 2023 shows the ultra-large container ship named "OOCL Felixstowe" in a trial trip in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province. (Dalian COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co., Ltd./Handout via Xinhua)

DALIAN, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- A 24,188 TEU ultra-large container ship named "OOCL Felixstowe," has been delivered to Orient Overseas Container Line Ltd. (OOCL) on Tuesday by a local shipyard in Dalian City in northeast China's Liaoning Province.

With a total length of 400 meters, a width of 61.3 meters, a height of 75 meters, and a design draft of 14.5 meters, the new vessel possesses a capacity to accommodate 24,188 standard containers. It is designed with greatly improved operation efficiency and caters to the green, low-carbon and intelligent development trend in the shipping industry.

The ship's maximum load capacity of 228,000 tonnes also makes it among the world's largest container ships, according to its manufacturer, Dalian COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co., Ltd.

OOCL Felixstowe is the fourth eco-friendly 24,188 TEU vessel received by OOCL and will be put into use in the Asia-Europe LL3 services operated by the company.