On March 29, a Steel Cutting ceremony was held for Vessel No. 3, a 7,000 ceu LNG dual-fuel pure car and track carrier (PCTC) being built for CITIC Financial Leasing by Guangzhou Shipbuilding International (GSI), a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC).
Designed by Shanghai Ship Research and Design Institute (SDARI), the PCTC has a total of 12 vehicle decks, which can be used to carry cars, vans, heavy trucks and other models as well as some dangerous goods and new energy vehicles.
After completion, the PCTC will be leased to COSCO SHIPPING Specialized Carriers’s joint venture company, Guangzhou COSCO Shipping Car Carriers Co., Ltd. for international transportation, which will provide stable and safe capacity support for Chinese automobile enterprises and help “national cars and national transportation”.
It is reported that this vessel is the third vessel in a series of car carriers ordered from GSI in cooperation between CITIC Financial Leasing and COSCO SHIPPING Specialized Carriers, which is an outstanding achievement of the deepening cooperation between the three parties.
