A few days ago, the 1400TEU non-covered container ship independently developed and designed by Shanghai Ship Research and Design Institute, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Group Co., Ltd., received an order from the Belgian shipowner CMB.TECH. The successful signing of this type of vessel marks another important breakthrough in the field of clean energy for the global shipping industry, and is a milestone in leading the sustainable and green development of the shipping industry.

    The ship was built by Qingdao Yangfan Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Qingdao Shipyard Co., Ltd., aiming to jointly respond to the challenges of global climate change and environmental protection. Yara Clean Ammonia (YARA) and North Sea Container Line (NCL) are important partners in the project, as cargo owners and operators, and YARA is also a major supplier of clean ammonia fuel.

    The ship is a feeder ship type in Europe, mainly serving the Norway-Germany route, with a total length of about 150 meters, a width of about 27 meters, and can load about 1,400 20-foot standard containers, equipped with ammonia fuel engines, ammonia fuel storage tanks, supply systems and filling systems; The Ship Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) meets the requirements of Phase 3, which is about 45% below the baseline, and has a Carbon Intensity Index (CII) rating of A, which can reduce about 10,000 tons of CO2 emissions per year.

    In order to provide customers with more reliable and efficient transportation solutions, the vessel adopts a number of innovative designs and has a higher cargo capacity, and can carry containers of 20 feet, 26 feet, 30 feet, 40 feet and 45 feet.

    During the research and development of the ship, the Shanghai Shipyard focused on the toxicity and corrosiveness of ammonia fuel, which minimized the adverse effects. Keep living quarters and engine bays as far away from toxic areas as possible to minimize potential risks that may affect the safety of people on board; In order to ensure the safety and reliability of the ammonia fueling, storage and supply system and to avoid leakage, various measures have been put in place in case of emergency.

    Over the years, the Shanghai Shipyard has always been committed to the research and development of low-carbon and zero-carbon ship types, engraved the design concepts of energy saving, emission reduction and green environmental protection into the company's genes, and continuously launched a series of market-competitive ammonia-fueled ship types, including 50,000-ton ammonia-fuel-powered oil products/chemical tankers, 7,000-vehicle ammonia-fuel-powered vehicle carriers, and 85,000-ton, 180,000-ton and 210,000-ton ammonia-fuel-powered bulk carriers, etc., which provide more for the realization of the strategic goal of "carbon peak and carbon neutrality" and the sustainable development of the industry. China Programme".