en.Wedoany.com Reported - Orient Overseas (International) Limited of China has signed an order for 12 13,640 TEU container ships with China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC). This order package also includes 2 210,000 dwt bulk carriers and 4 6,400 TEU container ships.

The contract for these 12 ships was signed by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding and China Shipbuilding Trading Co., Ltd. with Orient Overseas (International) Limited. This ship type is a new generation Neo-Panamax flagship product developed by the shipyard, capable of accommodating approximately 1,600 reefer container slots. The vessels will be equipped with LNG dual-fuel propulsion systems, a new generation of smart ship systems for real-time energy efficiency monitoring, optimized hull lines, and energy-saving devices.

Within the same batch, Beihai Shipbuilding and China Shipbuilding Trading Co., Ltd. signed contracts with partners for 2 210,000 dwt bulk carriers. The bulk carrier design is Beihai Shipbuilding's fifth-generation "Polaris" ship type. Meanwhile, Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding and China Shipbuilding Trading Co., Ltd. signed a contract with China United Lines for 4 6,400 TEU container ships. Designed by the 708th Research Institute of CSSC, these container ships will integrate energy-saving ducts, shaft generators, and high-voltage shore power facilities, with the ship type design targeting Asian regional trunk routes and medium-to-long-haul trade lanes.

CSSC added that Beihai Shipbuilding has delivered over 100 large bulk carriers. Huangpu Wenchong has previously delivered 4 1,900 TEU and 2 2,700 TEU container ships to China United Lines.

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