The two vessels are expected to be delivered in 2019. The nuclear ship Savannah, capable of hauling 14,000 tons of cargo, entered service in 1962.Its reactor was encased behind 4 feet of concrete, as well as thick layers of steel and lead. They have distinctive advantages compared to the current ships using heavy fuel oil: Up to 25 percent less CO2, 99 percent less sulphur emissions, 99 percent less fine particles and 85 percent nitrogen oxides emissions. Moreover, it can still hold 2,200 4-foot refrigerated containers, accounting 20 percent of the whole TEU.īesides, they are also the world's first giant container ships propelling with engines burning liquefied natural gas, a technology breakthrough for environmental protection. The deadweight of the box ship is 220,000 DWT, which can contain 1,000,000,000 iPhoneX (with standard packing box). Just two of them stacked vertically would be nearly as tall as the worlds tallest building, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. The two are among nine 22,000 TEU vessels deal signed by French container shipping operator CMA CGM and China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) in September last year.īuilt by Shanghai-based Jiangnan Shipyard and Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding, the two container vessels measure 400 meters in length, 61.3 meters in breadth and 33.5 meters in depth. Construction of two container ships with the carrying capacity of 22,000 TEUs, which would make them the largest container vessels in the world, began on Thursday, the paper.cn reported.
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