Wan Hai Lines, a Taiwanese shipping company, has received its first eco-sustainable,13,100 TEU container ship from South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI).
As the company informed with a statement, the 13,200 TEU newbuilding WAN HAI A01 of Wan Hai Lines made its maiden voyage to Qingdao Port on March 5 after the ship was delivered at HHI Ulsan Shipyard in South Korea. The container ship takes energy efficiency and environmentally-friendly aspects into account.
It is equipped with fully balanced twisted bulb rudders, a pre-swirl fin and meets the highest level of requirement for EEDI (Energy Efficiency Design Index) for phase III in advance, according to the company.
Besides that, all the ships delivered so far are certified with “Smart Ship” notations. The new vessels are slated to start delivery in the first quarter of 2023, with the last newbuild set to be completed by the end of November 2023. They will be the biggest ones in the company’s fleet in terms of capacity, outstripping the current 11,923 TEU containerships.
The 13,200 TEU series is designed with a length of 335 meters, a breadth of 51 meters, a draft of 16 meters and a maximum cruising speed of 22 knots.
