Construction begins on fourth 19,000-teu LNG dual-fuel container ship for MSC

Steel cutting ceremony of vessel with builder's hull no. CHB2050.

Changhong International has commenced construction on the fourth vessel in a series of 19,000-teu LNG dual-fuel container ships for Mediterranean Shipping Company. Pictured: Steel cutting ceremony of an 19,000-teu LNG dual-fuel container vessel with builder's hull no. CHB2050 at Changhong International shipyard, held on 18 May. Image credit: Zhoushan Changhong International Shipyard

Changhong International has commenced construction on the fourth 19,000-teu LNG dual-fuel container ship for Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) at its Daishan Base facility in Zhoushan.

The vessel, designated CHB2050, began construction at 10:18am on 18 May at the Changhong processing workshop, according to the shipbuilder.

The ceremony was attended by Ji-hun Jung, project manager of MSC’s on-site supervision team, team members, representatives from classification society DNV, Geng Hongwei, general manager of Daishan Shipbuilding, and other officials.

The ship series has a total length of approximately 366.0 metres, with a length between perpendiculars (LBP) of 360.7 metres, a beam of 58.8 metres, a depth of 30.2 metres, and a design draft of 17.0 metres. The vessels can carry 19,000 standard containers and are classed by DNV.

According to Changhong International, the vessel is the largest LNG dual-fuel container ship currently under construction in Zhejiang Province. As previously reported, Changhong International recently laid the keel for another 19,000-teu LNG dual-fuel container ship last week.

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Vessel is said to be the largest LNG dual-fuel container ship under construction in Zhejiang Province.

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