Ningbo Ocean Shipping's 6th 1000TEU open-top container ship delivered and operational
Around 14:00 on September 2nd, the 1000TEU open-top container ship "Ningyuan Zhenhai" newly built by Ningbo Ocean Shipping was delivered and left the factory at Taizhou Jianxing Heavy Industry Co., Ltd., officially put into operation, adding a new member to Ningbo Ocean Shipping's own fleet.
The "Ningyuan Zhenhai" is 136.10 meters long, 25 meters wide, with a total container capacity of 1058 TEUs, a maximum load capacity of 15,000 tons, and a cruising range of up to 2,000 nautical miles. After commissioning, the ship will mainly serve domestic feeder routes, further enhancing Ningbo Ocean Shipping's service capabilities on domestic coastal and Yangtze River container transport routes, providing important capacity support for building a water-to-water transshipment and distribution network centered on Ningbo Zhoushan Port and creating express lines in the Yangtze River Delta region.
The "Ningyuan Zhenhai" is the sixth 1000TEU open-top container ship built by Ningbo Ocean Shipping. This type includes a total of 8 ships, specially designed and built by the company to meet the needs of domestic feeder services, with optimizations and improvements in transport efficiency, loading rate, flexibility, and green environmental performance. According to the construction plan, two more ships of the same series will be launched and put into service within the year.
The ship features high equipment configuration levels, strong cargo suitability, high loading and unloading efficiency, and a reasonable and compact layout, aligning with current green and environmental development trends. After delivery, the ship will effectively reduce fuel supply costs and time losses for ocean fishing vessels, significantly enhancing the fleet's operational support level and market competitiveness in the core fishing grounds of West Africa.
It is understood that Ningbo Ocean Shipping is the largest container liner company in Zhejiang Province. According to Alphaliner data, Ningbo Ocean Shipping currently operates a fleet of 87 ships, including 44 owned vessels and 43 chartered vessels, with a total capacity of 86,821 TEUs, ranking 24th globally. In addition, Ningbo Ocean Shipping has 12 new ships under construction totaling 31,596 TEUs, with orders accounting for 36.4% of the existing fleet.
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