On May 6, Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd,(SWS) a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), and China Shipbuilding Trading Co. Ltd (CSTC) held a naming ceremony for the 7,000 TEU container ship “ONE REINFORCEMENT”.
It is the fifth in a series of 7,000 TEU container ships built for Canadian Seaspan Corporation (SEASPAN) and is scheduled to be signed for delivery on May 7th.
Classd by DNV, “ONE REINFORCEMENT” has an overall length of 272 meters, a beam of 42.8 meters with a design speed of 21.0 kn, and it is powered by a MAN 6G80ME-C10.5 main engine, which meets the TIER III and EEDI III specifications.
The container ship is of the “S-BOW” line shape, and the hull line shape has been optimized through several rounds of comprehensive optimization in accordance with the owner’s operating characteristics. Equipped with a low-energy main engine, high-efficiency propeller, full-suspension twisted rudder and energy-saving conduits and the bow is equipped with an energy-saving windshield, the ship has greatly optimized its fuel consumption performance.
Fitted with a hybrid desulphurization unit, it meets the requirements of the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) III as well as the NOx Tier III emission standards, making it a green container ship.
“ONE REINFORCEMENT” achieved a new record of 46 days of sea trial after launched.
