24000TEU ultra-large container ship , completed 12 days ahead of schedule! —— Evergreen Shipping is another giant in the sea!
On September 13, Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, and China Shipbuilding Industry Trading Co., Ltd. jointly built the 24,000TEU ultra-large container ship "Changyun (Ever Aria)" for Evergreen Shipping Company. In only 117 days, the delivery was completed 12 days earlier than planned!
The total length of the ship is 399.99 meters, more than 60 meters longer than , the world's largest aircraft carrier; the width is 61.5 meters, and the deck area is 24,000 square meters, which is equivalent to 3.5 standard football fields; the depth of the cargo hold is 33.2 meters, and it can carry 240,000 people Tons of cargo, about 24,000 standard containers can be loaded at a time, and the maximum number of container stacks can reach 25 floors, which is equivalent to the height of a 22-story building. Pa".
The "Chang Yun" was independently designed by Hudong Zhonghua, has completely independent intellectual property rights, and is classified by the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS). After the "Changyun" is put into operation, it will serve the Far East and routes to Europe. Up to now, Hudong-Zhonghua has accumulatively undertaken 9 orders for 24,000 TEU class ultra-large container ships, ranking first among all major Chinese shipping companies. Among them, Evergreen Shipping has 5 ships, and Mediterranean Shipping has 4 ships. At present, 2 have been completed and delivered, and another 5 are under construction, and 1 will be delivered within this year.
"Changyun" has three characteristics and highlights of "cargo king", "strong energy saving" and "good livability".
is super capable of carrying goods. It is reported that Hudong-Zhonghua breaks through the traditional design and adopts an iteratively optimized subdivision layout, making this type of ship the largest number of containers among ships of the same size.
has the strongest carrying capacity among ships of the same class. The total weight of cargo that can be loaded exceeds 240,000 tons, which is 10% more than that of a 23,000TEU container ship. It can be called the world's strongest "cargo king".
are energy-saving and low-carbon. Hudong-Zhonghua adopts the latest hydrodynamic optimization technology in the world, enabling this type of ship to achieve high speed and low fuel consumption under the condition of heavy load. Compared with a 23,000TEU container ship using traditional fuel oil, although it packs more containers, it can reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 38 tons per day. Converted to 14 tons of heavy container loading, the carbon emissions per unit of container transportation can be reduced by 13.5%. All performance indicators have reached the international advanced level.
The living environment is comfortable. This type of ship specially adopts a fully enclosed bridge design to minimize indoor noise and realize control operations in an all-weather air-conditioned environment.
adopts fashionable and personalized interior design for living cabins, meeting the standard of four-star hotel experience.
From undocking to delivery, the "Chang Yun" only took more than 3 months and achieved zero defects. It is understood that Hudong-Zhonghua has received a total of 9 orders for 24,000 TEU ultra-large container ships, ranking first among major Chinese shipping companies. At present, 2 ships have been completed and delivered, another 5 ships of are under construction, and 1 ship of will be delivered within this year.
builds a unique Evergreen A class
7 ships are manufactured by Chinese shipyards
According to the data, Evergreen Class A is a series of 13 container ships built for Evergreen Shipping, all of which have reached the maximum theoretical capacity of 23,992 TEU.
It can be said that "Evergreen A" means the largest container ship in the world.
At present, there are six "Evergreen A" ships under construction by South Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries. The other seven will be built by Jiangnan Shipyard and Hudong Zhonghua Shipyard under China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC).
List of completed "Evergreen A" series
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These sea giants, every time they sail to any port they sail to, they will trigger the news of the local people and become a big news in the local area.
Evergreen said that the shipping market has entered a hot market since 2020. Evergreen Shipping was very lucky to place an order for 13 A-type container ships in 2019. Recently, new ships have been added. Shipping companies are suffering from full orders from shipyards and delays in delivery, but Evergreen Shipping has continuously set new records in its performance because of the operation of these giants; especially, after the addition of 24,000 TEU ultra-large container ships, Evergreen Shipping The European market layout of shipping is a big plus. The current competitiveness of Evergreen Shipping in the European market can be said to be invincible.
Some foreign media once analyzed that Evergreen benefited from the timely delivery of tonnage and achieved record profits, which enabled it to expand during periods of high freight rates without renting in additional expensive tonnage.
It can be said that the reason why Evergreen was able to obtain consolidated revenue of NT$174.999 billion (approximately RMB 39.500 billion) in the second quarter, an annual increase of 75%, and the cumulative consolidated revenue of NT$345.824 billion in the first half of this year ( About RMB 78.058 billion), an annual increase of 82%, and a cumulative gross profit rate of nearly 70% are not unrelated to these giants walking on the sea!
So far, according to Alphaliner’s data, Evergreen Shipping currently has a fleet of 204 ships in operation, with a total capacity of 1.606 million TEUs, surpassing Japan’s ONE to become the world’s sixth largest container shipping company.
CNSS comprehensive compilation from: Jiefang Daily, International Shipping Network, Alphaliner