Taizhou Maritime News: On December 27, the 24,212 TEU ultra-large container ship “Xinfu 136”, constructed by China’s largest private shipbuilder Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, safely departed Yangzi Xinfu Shipbuilding and successfully docked at the outfitting pier of Taicang Yangzi-Mitsui Shipbuilding.
This vessel is currently the world’s largest dual-fuel container ship in terms of container capacity and marks the first 24,212 TEU dual-fuel container ship built by a private shipyard. With an overall length of 399.9 meters, a beam of 61.3 meters, and a depth of 33.5 meters, the vessel features an 18,600-cubic-meter GTT Mark III membrane-type fuel tank. A single LNG bunkering operation provides an ultra-long range of approximately 20,000 nautical miles per voyage.
It is reported that Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Group secured an order for 10 dual-fuel container ships of 24,000 TEU capacity in 2023. Each vessel carries a contract value of $238.9 million. Upon full delivery, the project is expected to generate approximately $2.389 billion in foreign exchange earnings.
In recent years, the shipbuilding industry in Taizhou, Jiangsu Province, has continued to grow. In 2023, Taizhou’s shipbuilding completion volume reached 9.1382 million deadweight tons, exceeding 10% of the global market share. In 2024, it reached 10.3 million deadweight tons, with the global market share rising to 11.9%. This figure continued to climb in 2025, demonstrating strong momentum for industrial development.