The vessel, built for Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), measures 366
metres in length, 51 metres in moulded breadth and 30.2 metres in moulded
depth, and has a design draft of 14.5 metres.
The vessel is capable of carrying 16,044 standard
containers and 1,800 refrigerated containers, said the shipbuilder.
The dual-fuel design allows the vessel to be powered by LNG and marine
fuel oils. Equipped with a 13,000-cubic-meter Type-B LNG fuel tank, it has a
larger capacity and higher utilisation rate than traditional LNG fuel tanks and
consumes less traditional fuels.
The shipbuilder has reportedly applied other
energy-saving measures and devices to improve the economic benefits and
environmental protection performance of the vessel.
Earlier this month, Pacific International Lines (PIL)
named its first two 14,000 TEU container vessels in a ceremony at Jiangnan
Shipyard in China.