State shipbuilder lands major container vessel deal
By WANG YING in Shanghai |
China Daily |
Updated: 2021-04-16 09:19
The world's first 23,000 TEU liquefied natural gas-powered container ship is delivered in Shanghai in September 2020. [Photo provided to China Daily]
China State Shipbuilding Corp received an order for 13 container vessels, valued at more than 10 billion yuan ($1.53 billion), from Geneva-based Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC).
The deal demonstrates that China's shipbuilding prowess has made breakthroughs via market development, product transformation and upgrades, experts said.
Each vessel has a capacity of 16,000 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units). The 13 vessels will be built jointly by Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co and Guangzhou Shipyard International, Caixin, a business news outlet, reported.