On October 13, Zhonggu Shipping Group Co., Ltd. signed a construction contract for two 14,000 TEU large container vessels with Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) Co., Ltd., with CSSC Trading participating as one of the contracting parties. The signing marks the first collaboration between Zhonggu Shipping and Hudong-Zhonghua. The two sides will launch strategic cooperation focusing on green, energy-saving and environmentally friendly container ships.

Leaders and guests including Lu Zongjun, Party Secretary and Chairman of Zhonggu Shipping Group, Li Yonghua, Chairman and General Manager of Zhonggu Logistics, Chen Jianliang, Party Secretary and Chairman of Hudong-Zhonghua, and Shen Ning, Chief Marketing Officer, attended the signing ceremony. Xia Guoqing, Vice President of Zhonggu Shipping Group, Pang Da, Deputy General Manager of the Asia-Pacific Department of CSSC Trading, and Wang Jiaying, Assistant to the General Manager and Director of the Marketing Department of Hudong-Zhonghua, signed the contract documents on behalf of the three parties.

Container logistics serves as the core pillar industry of Zhonggu Shipping Group. Operating more than 60 shipping routes, it is a leading domestic container shipping enterprise in China. In recent years, Zhonggu Shipping has actively expanded foreign trade routes, continuously promoted fleet renewal and upgrading, strived to optimize fleet structure and enhance overall competitiveness. The order for two 14,000 TEU large container vessels is regarded as an important move toward green shipping during the critical period of its fleet expansion and upgrade.

It is reported that the vessel type under this contract is independently developed by Hudong-Zhonghua. With an overall length of 336 meters, a moulded breadth of 51 meters, a moulded depth of 30.2 meters and a design speed of 21 knots, the ship adopts conventional low-speed engine propulsion, balancing loading capacity and operational economy. Equipped with high-efficiency energy-saving devices such as a twisted rudder with bulb and energy-saving duct, the vessel also applies variable frequency technology for engine room fans and seawater cooling pumps. Multiple energy-saving measures are adopted to improve energy efficiency, in line with the trends of green shipbuilding and low-carbon shipping.