On December 11th, Zhejiang Hexing Shipyard held a grand ceremony for the construction of 3000 TEU container ship built for Xiamen Hexiangshun Shipping, which is the largest container ship built in Wenling city so far.
The ship has an overall length of 199.90m, a beam of 34.80m, a depth of 17.80m and a design draft of 12.60m, with a speed of 14 knots and a maximum loading capacity of 3008TEU.
Classed by China Classification Society (CCS), the ship is designed for domestic offshore navigation, offshore area, with the structure strengthened according to the requirements of Class B ice area, which is scheduled to be delivered in October 2025.
Driven by a diesel engine, the container ship is made of steel and designed as single deck, stern type, single propeller and single rudder. The upper deck has a forecastle at the bow and seven deck rooms above the stern upper deck, of which the transom deck can be used for loading containers.