SITC International Holdings Company Limited (SITC) announced on its official website that on August 10, SITC and Huanghai Shipbuilding held a naming and delivery ceremony for the newly built 1,800 TEU container ship “SITC Brave”. The delivery of this vessel will further expand SITC’s high-quality shipping capacity and optimize its fleet structure.
This vessel has an overall length of 172.00 meters, a beam of 28.4 meters, and a design speed of 18.5 knots. It is equipped with a high-efficiency propeller, an energy-saving twisted rudder, an SCR system, a desulfurization tower, and 258 refrigerated containers, and meets Tier III emissions standards.
As previously announced, SITC signed an order with Huanghai Shipbuilding on June 29, 2024, for 4+6 1,800-TEU container ships. Since “all applicable percentage thresholds for transactions under the relevant shipbuilding contract were below 5%,” this order was not disclosed at the time.
In October 2024, SITC announced the activation of the first two option vessels; on January 24, 2025, it announced the activation of the third and fourth option vessels; and on April 29, 2025, it announced the activation of two more, bringing the total number of activated option vessels to six. SITC has placed orders for a total of ten 1,800 TEU container ships with Huanghai Shipbuilding, with a total order value of US$290 million.
According to its official website, SITC is a leading Asian shipping and logistics enterprise headquartered in Hong Kong. Its business operations span a wide range of sectors, including container liner shipping, ship management, ship brokerage, international freight forwarding, shipping agency services, customs declaration and inspection, bulk cargo consolidation, supply chain management, specialized logistics, warehousing, container yards, terminals, logistics automation and information systems, and intelligent equipment.