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MSC’s LNG-powered containerships named in China

By LNG Prime Staff
MSC's LNG-powered duo named in China
Image: Zhoushan Changhong International Shipyard

China’s Zhoushan Changhong International Shipyard hosted a naming ceremony for the final two MSC LNG dual-fuel containerships with a capacity of 11,500 teu.

According to the shipbuilder, the two named vessels are MSC Migsan and MSC Zivana.

These are the ninth and tenth vessels in the series of 11,500-teu LNG dual-fuel containerships.

With the official naming of these two vessels, the construction project for the 10-vessel series came to a successful conclusion, the shipbuilder said.

MSC's LNG-powered duo named in China
Image: Zhoushan Changhong International Shipyard

The vessels are 335 meters and 45.6 meters wide, with a design speed of 20 knots.

Zhoushan Changhong said the vessels feature type C LNG fuel storage tanks, which allow them to complete a single round trip on China-Europe or China-US routes.

CIMC ORIC, a unit of China International Marine Containers (CIMC), designed these new containerships.

CIMC is a shareholder in Zhoushan Changhong via its leasing unit.

Zhoushan Changhong previously said that MSC had 36 LNG dual-fuel vessels on order at the yard.

Last year, MSC placed more orders for LNG dual-fuel container vessels at Zhoushan Changhong.

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