China’s Shanghai Waigaoqiao
Shipbuilding has splashed the country’s largest domestically built ship, the
20,110 TEU Cosco Shipping Taurus.
The colossal boxship was built for COSCO Shipping
Corporation, and features a total length of about 400 meters, 58.6 meters in
width and has a design speed of 22.5 knots.
The launching ceremony, which took place on June
16, marked the construction of the largest containership by TEU capacity by a
Chinese shipbuilder.
In September 2015, COSCO placed an order for
construction of eleven 19,000 TEU container ships at compatriot shipbuilders
worth a total of USD 1.5. billion.
Under the deal, Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding was
assigned with construction of three boxships. Six boxships were assigned to
Dalian Cosco KHI Ship Engineering (DACKS) and Nantong Cosco KHI Ship
Engineering (NACKS), while the building of the remaining two ships was
entrusted to Dalian Shipbuilding Industry.
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