China named and delivered the world's first 13,000TEU dual-fuel liquefied natural gas (LNG) very-large container carrier (VLCC) to the French corporation CMA CGM on Dec 7.
A view of the CMA CGM BAHIA, the world's first 13,000TEU dual-fuel liquefied natural gas (LNG) very-large container carrier (VLCC) [Photo/sasac.gov.cn]
Jointly built by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd. and China Shipbuilding Trading Co., Ltd., the CMA CGM BAHIA carrier is 336 meters long and 51 meters wide and has a 26.8 meter-deep-cargo compartment.
It has a designed navigation speed of 21 knots and is capable of carrying 13,200 standard containers.
Equipped with the dual-fuel power system, the 14,000-cubic-meter Mark III liquefied goods protection system and the world's latest intelligent exhaust gas recirculation system, the carrier can reduce emissions of methane and other greenhouse gases emissions by 50 and 28 percent. The advanced systems make CMA CGM BAHIA the world's latest environmentally-friendly and energy-conserving container carrier.
It's worth noting that a large wind guide plate is installed on the carrier's bow, helping reduce oil consumption by 2 to 4 percent. The stern of the carrier is also installed with an energy-conserving device to improve efficiency of the propellers, which lowers energy consumption by 1.5 percent.
During construction of the carrier, a series of digital building measures such as virtual reality design, a smart cabinet hanger, three-dimensional visual technology and a digital test box were used, which greatly improved construction efficiency.
The French corporation CMA CGM has made carbon alleviation a core strategy and is the world's first shipping company to build LNG container ships.
So far, Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd. has built five 23,000TEU dual-fuel container carriers for the company and orders for five 15,000TEU large container carriers, six 13,000TEU dual-fuel large container carriers and four 23,000TEU dual-fuel VLCCs have been inked between the parties.
(Executive editor: Xie Yunxiao)
