On September 23rd, Zhoushan Changhong International Shipyard (Zhoushan Changhong) held a naming ceremony for the eighth and ninth 5,300 TEU containerships built for the Greek owner NAVIOS. The two ships were named “NAVIOS UTMOST” and “NAVIOS UNITE” respectively.
The project includes a total of ten 5,300 TEU container ships, with an overall length of about 237.8 meters, a beam of 38.8 meters and a depth of 21.8 meters.
Classed by DNV, the ship is optimized for line shape, equipped with optimized power reduction main engine, low fuel consumption, EEDI energy consumption index etc. is more than 30 below the baseline index.
Equipped with a 2.5- layer lashing bridge, the ship can carry 3,845 TEUs, which is 145-345 TEUs more compared to other designs of the same ship.
In addition, it is equipped with ultra-low sulfur oil system, AMP, SCR and BWMS, which is green and meets the latest specifications.
Navios is a New York-listed company whose group of companies owns more than 220 vessels of all types, including tankers, bulk carriers, and container ships; of which more than 40 are container ships of 2,800 TEU to 10,000 TEU.