DACKS launches OOCL's newest 24,188-TEU containership

DALIAN's Cosco KHI Ship Engineering (DACKS) has launched the newest 24,188-TEU containership for Hong Kong-based container shipping company Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), reports Rotterdam's Offshore Energy.

As informed, the launching ceremony took place at the company's yard on April 8. The ship is the second 24,188-TEUer built and launched by DACKS.

The vessel has a total length of 399.99 metres, a width of 61.3 metres, and a molded depth of 33.2 metres. The design of the ship incorporates a newly developed energy-saving bulbous bow, propeller front shroud and other energy-saving devices.

Through a series of new technology applications, the company expects that additional carbon dioxide emission reductions will be achieved.

DACKS has also incorporated low-resistance line optimisation on the ship and adopted a self-developed hull structure life-cycle intelligent safety management system.

OOCL also ordered five 23,000-TEUers at Cosco yards in 2020, with three ultra-large container vessels assigned for construction at Nantong Cosco KHI Ship Engineering Co (NACKS) yard and the remaining two at Dalian Cosco KHI Ship Engineering.