en.Wedoany.com Reported - On June 25, the world's first 24,168 TEU methanol dual-fuel ultra-large container ship, "Orient Wisdom," was delivered. Built by Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of COSCO Shipping Heavy Industry Co., Ltd., and operated globally by Orient Overseas, a subsidiary of COSCO Shipping Holdings Co., Ltd., this vessel represents a major breakthrough in China's research and construction of ultra-large clean energy ships. It is also a core implementation project for COSCO Shipping Holdings' strategy of "Carrying the World, Connecting the Globe" and accelerating the green, digital, and intelligent upgrade of its fleet, providing a replicable and scalable integrated shipbuilding and shipping Chinese solution for the global shipping industry's low-carbon transition.
The "Orient Wisdom" has an overall length of 399.99 meters, a molded breadth of 61.3 meters, a molded depth of 33.2 meters, a maximum container capacity of 24,168 TEUs, a deadweight tonnage of 225,000 tons, and a service speed of 22.7 knots. Its dimensions and performance indicators set benchmarks for similar vessel types globally. Its core breakthrough lies in the world's largest methanol dual-fuel power system, equipped with the world's largest methanol dual-fuel main engine, auxiliary engine, and boiler, allowing flexible switching between methanol and traditional fuel oil modes. This successfully addresses the industry pain point of balancing "high transport capacity" with "low emissions" in ultra-large container ships. When using green methanol, the vessel can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 150,000 tons annually, nearly eliminate sulfur oxide emissions, and significantly reduce nitrogen oxide emissions, perfectly meeting the global shipping industry's decarbonization and emission reduction needs.
As the world's largest container capacity and highest green and intelligent methanol dual-fuel container ship, the "Orient Wisdom" underwent rigorous testing from naming and unveiling, through full-condition sea trials, to formal delivery. On May 8, the vessel was officially named, and subsequently sailed to open waters for comprehensive sea trials under complex real-world sea conditions, fully verifying core indicators such as power system operation, smooth dual-fuel switching, navigation energy efficiency, and hull control stability. Sea trial results showed that all vessel performance indicators met or exceeded standards. The domestically integrated methanol-fuel dual-fuel power system passed actual measurement tests, fully validating its safety, stability, and advanced nature, marking that the vessel is fully qualified for commercial operations on intercontinental trunk routes.
It is understood that Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering led the overall scheme design, structural optimization, power integration, and intelligent energy efficiency system setup for the "Orient Wisdom," achieving independent control of the entire chain of core technologies. The project team successively overcame key technologies such as lightweighting of ultra-large hulls, safe methanol storage and transportation, precise dual-fuel control, and full-lifecycle intelligent energy management, breaking through multiple industry barriers. This successful delivery marks that Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering has fully mastered the complete construction technology for 24,000 TEU-class methanol dual-fuel vessels, firmly establishing itself in the global first tier of high-end green ship manufacturing.
Currently, sister vessels of the "Orient Wisdom" series are under accelerated construction. Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering will uphold its mission of "striving to be the best provider of global maritime logistics carriers," continuing to deeply cultivate core technologies for clean energy and new energy vessels, and exporting more green, intelligent, and efficient Chinese solutions to the world, helping the global shipping industry move towards a net-zero future.
COSCO Shipping Holdings has long been deeply engaged in the green shipping track, continuously accelerating the iteration of its green, digital, and intelligent fleet. It has ordered 70 dual-fuel container ships, forming a new energy capacity matrix with parallel paths for methanol and liquefied natural gas (LNG), with its green capacity scale firmly ranking among the industry's top. Its mature global intercontinental trunk route network, refined operation and maintenance system, and compliance operation experience will be deeply integrated with the top-tier green hardware advantages of the "Orient Wisdom," precisely adapting to green regulations in various regions, comprehensively enhancing COSCO Shipping Holdings' competitiveness in main trunk routes and its global brand influence.
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