On November 12, the “MSC FLORENCE XV,” the second vessel in the “Kun” series of 14,000 TEU conventional-fuel-powered large container ships, was officially delivered. The ship was built by Jiangnan Shipyard, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), for Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC).
Jiangnan Shipyard stated that the vessel is tailored to meet the operational needs of MSC’s deep-sea routes and combines the advantages of green and energy-efficient design, digital construction, and lean manufacturing.
Prior to the vessel’s launch, Jiangnan Shipyard successfully achieved the “331” shipbuilding schedule, completing all three key milestones—equipment installation, container testing, and painting—and establishing full connectivity across the piping, electrical, and information networks, with the generator ready for testing. Building on this foundation, Jiangnan Shipyard conducted full-ship simulated container testing and container stacking and lashing trials ahead of schedule to validate equipment performance in advance, thereby effectively ensuring the efficient progress of construction and commissioning during the dock phase.
Before the sea trials, all mooring tests on the vessel were successfully completed, with the overall coating completion rate exceeding 90 percent. The vessel’s overall integrity and construction quality met excellent standards, laying a solid foundation for smooth sea trials and on-time delivery.