On December 3, Dalian COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co Ltd.(DACKS) held a naming and delivery ceremony for the first 16,000 TEU container vessel DE135. Named “OOCL Bauhinia”, DE135 is another star product built for OOCL by DACKS following the 24,000 TEU series of ultra-large container vessels.
“OOCL Bauhinia is a new generation of intelligent, environmentally friendly and safe container vessel developed, designed and built by DACKS and Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering (NACKS).
The vessel adopts double-island layout, and the main engine adopts WinGD new green and energy-saving main engine, flying the flag of Hong Kong, China.
Classed by ABS, the vessel continues the excellent design concept and key technical features of 24,188 TEU container vessel and realizes innovative breakthroughs on the basis of them, which is an outstanding representative of new generation of ultra-large container vessels with obvious advantages of green energy saving, large loading capacity and high degree of intelligence.
The vessel has outstanding performance in intelligence, using the intelligent data platform to achieve intelligent management between ship and shore, real-time information transmission, and has obtained the ABS intelligent ship notation. The vessel is also equipped with energy-saving applications for key systems, effectively reducing comprehensive energy consumption, meeting the latest Phase III index requirements, and helping to reduce vessel operating costs and improve economic benefits.