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By The Maritime Executive 2019-10-08 20:16:13
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Samsung Heavy Industries has received an order from Evergreen Marine Corporation for six 23,764 TEU container ships – among the world’s largest ships to date.
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The order is valued at $920 million. The vessels will be 400 meters long, 61.5 meters wide and 33.2 meters high. They are larger than the record-sized 23,756 TEU ship delivered by Samsung Heavy Industries to Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) in July this year.
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The vessels will have smart technology on board and will also feature energy saving devices such as a rudder bulb and a saver fin to reduce fuel consumption by around seven percent. The saver fin is a device to control water flow around hull to improve fuel efficiency and reduce vibration.
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Samsung Heavy Industry’s 23,000 TEU container ships orderbook has now become the world’s largest with 14 vessels. The yard’s year-to-date contract wins stand at $ 5.1 billion, which represents 65 percent of its annual target $ 7.8 billion, with 35 vessels of different types, including 14 crude oil tankers, 11 LNG carriers, six container ships, two product carriers, one special ship and one FPSO.
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In September, Evergreen’s board approved orders of 10 23,000 TEU ships including six for Samsung Heavy Industries, two for Jiangnan Shipyard and two for Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding of China.
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source: www.maritime-executive.com
