On April 8, Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd (SWS), a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), successfully held a steel cutting ceremony for the start construction of 8600CEU DF PCTC H1601 built for CITIC Financial Leasing Co., LTD.
H1601 is the second 8600CEU DF PCTC built by SWS for CITIC Financial Leasing, which is classed by DNV and detailed designed by Shanghai Ship Research and Design Institute (SDARI). The PCTC measures 199.9m in overall length, 38m in breadth, 14.8m in depth, 9.2m in design draft with a design speed of 19.0kn and meets the TIER Ⅱ/Ⅲ regulations.
H1601 is the fifth vessel to be constructed by SWS in 2024, and the second PCTC to be built by SWS in Dock No.1. As the second 8,600CEU dual-fuel PCTC built in SWS, the commencement of construction of H1601 marks SWS’s growing maturity on the road of PCTC batch construction. It is reported that the company is actively implementing the production preparation work, the detailed design is more than 88% and all the production preparation work is in progress according to schedule.