According to a report published in Xinhua, the Shanghai based ship-building company, the Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. delivered a 20,000-TEU ultra-large container ship (ULCS), called the “Cosco Shipping Virgo” to China COSCO Shipping Corporation Ltd. on Tuesday, May 29, 2018
- The 399.8 meters long and 58.6 meters wide vessel has a maximum capacity of 200,000 tonnes and measures 73 meters from hull bottom to top.
- The ship was delivered to China COSCO Shipping Corporation Ltd. and will be used for shipping lanes between the Middle East and Europe.
- It is the third new ship the Shanghai shipbuilder has delivered in May after finishing two 400,000-tonne very large ore carriers (VLOC), the company said.
- There are 79 container ships above 19,000 TEU worldwide, and 50 more are still under construction. The China State Shipbuilding Corporation Ltd., Waigaoqiao’s parent company, has 17 orders, about a third of the global total.
- Earlier this year, Waigaoqiao delivered the Cosco Shipping Taurus, also a 20,000-TEU container ship, to COSCO Shipping
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Source: Xinhuanet
