China’s shipping company Shandong Marine Corporation (SMC) has added an LNG dual-fuel container ship to its order book.
SMC has signed an agreement with Jiangsu Jiuzhou Shipbuilding for the construction of a 1,360 TEU LNG dual-fuel container ship. The new ship is expected to be delivered in 2026 at a cost of approximately RMB 93.87 million.
SMC, formerly known as Shandong Port Shipping Group Co., Ltd, established in March 2020, is a specialized and comprehensive shipping enterprise subordinate to Shandong Port Group, mainly engaged in the business of containers, oil products, dry bulk cargoes, passenger ro-ro, cargo ro-ro, etc. It currently operates more than 60 ships of various types, with a total fleet capacity of 850,000 DWT.
Relying on the resource advantages of Shandong ports, SMC is oriented to customers’ needs, adhering to business diversification and service differentiation, and has created five major shipping service brands, including CKDD China-Korea-Japan-Japanese Day-Day-Delivery, FES Shankang Express, PES Peninsula Speedway, COS Oil Bus, and NOS South-to-North Service.
In 2023, SMC completed the container volume of 2.36 million TEUs, 13.5 million tons of bulk cargo, 3.26 million tons of crude oil transshipment, and 53,000 passengers, making positive contributions to serving local economic and social development and promoting the construction of Shandong port as an international leading logistics hub port.
On July 22, 2024, Shandong Port Shipping Group was restructured into Shandong Marine Corporation. It is reported that the group will be based on the brand-new platform of Shandong port integration reform and development, integrating port and shipping resources in the province, realizing integration and coupling development, and creating a comprehensive shipping enterprise mainly focusing on container, dry bulk cargo and passenger container transportation.
Jiangsu Jiuzhou Shipbuilding is a private enterprise specializing in the construction, repair and design, manufacture and sale of large and medium-sized ships. The company was established on July 10, 2007, covers an area of 310 mu, and is a key shipbuilding enterprise in Yizheng City.