On June 18, CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding, in collaboration with China Shipbuilding Trading Co. Ltd (CSTC), successfully signed contracts with three domestic and international shipowners for the construction of 13 container ships of three different types, all with a capacity of 5,000 TEU or more. The order includes 3 5,300-TEU container ships, 4 6,200-TEU container ships, and 6 6,400-TEU container ships.
To date, Huangpu Wenchong has secured orders for a total of 39 medium-sized container ships of 5,000 TEU or larger, establishing a significant competitive advantage in large-scale construction within the global medium-sized container ship market.
The 5,300 TEU container ship is the flagship vessel of the “SWAN” series of medium-sized container ships independently developed by Huangpu Wenchong. It has a total length of 235 meters, a beam of 37.5 meters, and a deadweight tonnage of approximately 71,500 metric tons; Following multiple rounds of hull form optimization, an integrated design of high-efficiency propeller-rudder systems and energy-saving devices, and meticulous planning of the overall layout, the vessel delivers outstanding container loading efficiency and fuel economy.
The 6,200-TEU container ship was designed by the Shanghai Ship Research and Design Institute (SDARI), while the 6,400-TEU container ship was developed by the Marine Design and Research Institute of China (MARIC). Both vessel types can be tailored to meet customers’ diverse operational needs and comply with the International Maritime Organization’s Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) Phase 3 standards. Through meticulous design optimization, they offer the distinct advantages of low fuel consumption and low carbon emissions, precisely meeting the operational requirements of various shipping routes.
Customized upgrades have been implemented to address the specific route characteristics, port restrictions, and cargo requirements of international shipowners. These enhancements optimize the vessels’ refrigerated container capacity, deadweight tonnage, and navigational adaptability, enabling them to handle diverse transport scenarios while effectively reducing shipowners’ operating costs and improving operational efficiency.
Huangpu Wenchong stated that the global container ship industry is currently entering a renewal cycle, and demand for low-carbon compliance continues to rise. This bulk order for multiple ship types represents another major market breakthrough for Huangpu Wenchong as it capitalizes on the momentum of the global shipping industry’s green transition, further enriching the company’s multi-tiered product portfolio of medium-sized container ships and solidifying its core competitiveness in the global container shipbuilding market.
Including the 13 newly announced vessels, Huangpu Wenchong has publicly announced 17+2 new vessels in June, all of which are container ships. The remaining 4+2 vessels are 1,900-TEU feeder container ships, owned by Greece’s OceanV Maritime (2 vessels) and Greece’s Erasmus Shipinvest/CULines (2+2 vessels).