On March 26, a naming ceremony was held at the Japan Marine United (JMU) TSU Shipyard for the three environmentally friendly 3055 TEU containerships WAN HAI 370, WAN HAI 371 and WAN HAI 373, which were built for the China-Taiwan shipping company Wan Hai Lines.
There are 12 container ships of this type in total, and this naming ceremony is for the 6th, 7th and 9th in the series.
According to Wanhai Line, the 3,055TEU series of container ships use low-sulfur fuel oil (LSFO), emphasize on energy efficiency and environmental performance. The new shipbuildings are equipped with new energy-saving equipments such as fully balanced twisted spherical rudders and pre-cyclonic devices before propellers, which can effectively reduce resistance and achieve energy-saving effect.
They are all certified as “Smart Ship” and installed with Intelligent Ship System and various monitoring and communication equipments, which collects all-round data of ship navigation and equipment operation, and helps to strengthen the safety management of the fleet.
In January, Wanhai Line held a naming ceremony for a new 13,000 TEU environmentally friendly container ship at Samsung Heavy Industries Geoje Shipyard.
Currently, Wanhai Line has set a clear emission reduction target, committing to reduce the carbon intensity of its fleet by 50% by 2030 compared to the base year (2008). In addition, since 2022, Wan Hai Line has obtained the dual certification of GHG Inventory and GHG Protocol, and the CO2 emission intensity of its fleet has been reduced by 5.2% compared to the previous year, and by about 34% compared to 2008.