Jinling Shipyard wins order for two of the world's largest cargo ro-ro ships
2016-10-07 09:00
September 30, Changjiang Heavy Industry Jinling Shipyard ( Location Comments News successfully signed a contract with Denmark's DFDS company in Copenhagen, Denmark, for the construction of two 16,000-ton cargo ro-ro vessels. This will be the largest ro-ro vessel built by Jinling Shipyard and one of the largest cargo ro-ro vessels to be built in the world.
The vessel has an overall length of 235 meters, a molded breadth of 33 meters, a speed of 21 knots, and a 6700-meter vehicle lane. The two vessels will be delivered at the end of 2018 and the beginning of 2019 respectively and will join DFDS's operating routes in Northern Europe. These two vessels represent a new generation of environmentally friendly ro-ro vessels, meeting the latest IMO EEDI environmental requirements, and adopting desulfurization towers, ballast water ( Product Library Purchase Request Supply treatment and other energy-saving and environmental protection measures.
DFDS is one of the world's largest ro-ro cargo operators. Several ro-ro vessels previously built by Jinling Shipyard are still in efficient operation within the DFDS fleet. This successful collaboration further strengthens Jinling Shipyard's leading position in the global ro-ro vessel construction field.
This year, Jinling Shipyard has actively adjusted its product structure, promoted upgrading and transformation, deepened technological innovation, and built the Jinling brand. It has successively received orders for 2500TEU container ships ( ship type shipyard Trading ,12,000-ton ro-ro vessels, 25,000-ton dual-fuel general cargo ships ( ship type shipyard Trading and 16,000-ton ro-ro vessel orders, responding to the requirements of China Merchants Group to optimize and specialize Jinling Shipyard with practical actions.
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