On August 20, Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd.(XSI) under Fujian Shipbuilding Industry Group Co., held a steel cutting ceremony for the 3rd 7,500 CEU LNG dual-fuel ro-ro vessel, which built for Japan’s Santoku Senpaku as scheduled.
As a Post-Panamax ro-ro car carrier powered by LNG, the vessel has an overall length of 199.9m, a beam of 38m and a depth of 14.8m with a design draught of 8.65m.
The vessel is fitted with 13 car decks, of which 9 are fixed and 4 are movable, providing 7,500 standard parking spaces.
The internal connection between the decks of the vessel is achieved by fixed/mobile ramps and it is a single propeller, dual-fuel main engine driven car carrier.
It is reported that the ro-ro vessel started this time is the seventh unit of this series.
