On June 14, Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), together with China Shipbuilding Trading (CSTC), signed a contract for the construction of four 14,000 TEU methanol-fueled reserved large containerships with Peter Döhle of Germany.
This 14,000 TEU methanol-fueled reserved containership is another green and environmentally friendly containership independently developed by the shipyard, which demonstrates its strong strength in enriching the “green genealogy” of containerships through continuous innovation. Also, the signing of this order marks that the shipyard has exceeded the annual operation undertaking tasks ahead of schedule.
The 14,000 TEU containership has an overall length of about 336 meters, a beam of 51 meters and a depth of 30.2 meters, with a capacity of 14,170 TEU containers. It adopts the latest design concept and reserves methanol fuel propulsion solution on the basis of conventional fuel-powered propulsion system, which can meet the ship owner’s demand for subsequent green fuel modification.
At the same time, it is equipped with desulfurization tower and other energy-saving devices, featuring low comprehensive energy consumption, strong speed and excellent green environmental protection, etc. The overall performance has reached the world advanced level, and is scheduled to be completed and delivered in 2026 to 2027.
Headquartered in Hamburg, Germany, Peter Döhle is a family-owned company with more than 60 years of history in the shipping industry and is well known in the shipping industry. It is the first time for Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding and Peter Döhle to join hands in this newbuilding contract. Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding won the order by virtue of its strong and eye-catching development, design and construction strength and performance in the field of ultra-large and large containerships. After several rounds of negotiations, Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding finally relied on its strong independent design capability and excellent design solutions to win the trust of the shipowner, and transformed this trust into a real order, further consolidating the company’s leading position in the field of large containerships.
Hudong-Zhonghua Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuildingwill rely on advanced technology, workmanship, intelligent construction facilities and mature management, carefully organize and to create high-quality ships, on-time delivery, to create a new future of the two sides of the long-term friendship and cooperation.