China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry (DSIC) has delivered an LNG-powered containership to Switzerland-based shipping giant MSC.
According to a statement by DSIC, the shipbuilder handed over the 16,000-teu LNG dual-fuel containership, MSC Mariacristina, on October 21.
DSIC said this is the first of eight 16,000-teu LNG-powered vessels it built for MSC.
The shipbuilder started building this vessel (C16K-10) in April last year and launched it in April this year.
This newbuild is 366 meters long and 51 meters wide, and can carry more than 16,200 standard containers.
DSIC said the main WinGD engine has the iCER diesel energy-saving tech and can use low-sulphur fuel oil and LNG.
Also, the containership and its sister vessels feature a type B LNG tank independently designed and built by DSIC.
The tanks, made of 9 percent nickel steel, have a capacity of 13,000 cbm.
DSIC claims these are the world’s largest type B LNG fuel tanks.