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DNV GL awards Hudong-Zhonghua AiP certificate for gas-fueled 25000 TEU containership design

CSSC 25.000 TEU LNG container - DNV GL
Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen (7th from left), CEO DNV GL – Maritime, presented the certificate to Chen Jun, President of Hudong-Zhonghua (6th from left), at the CSSC booth in Shanghai. The witnesses included Chen Jianliang, Hudong-Zhonghua Chairman (8th from left), and Norbert Kray, DNV GL – Maritime Regional Manager for Greater China (9th from left), alongside executive members from both companies.

At the Marintec China trade fair in Shanghai, DNV GL awarded an Approval in Principle (AiP) certificate to Hudong-Zhonghua for its new gas-fueled 25000TEU Ultra Large Container vessel (ULCS) design at the CSSC booth yesterday. The AiP is for a design that would be the largest containership in the world.

Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen, CEO DNV GL – Maritime, presented the certificate to Chen Jun, President of Hudong-Zhonghua, at the CSSC booth in Shanghai. The ceremony was witnessed by Chen Jianliang, Chairman of Hudong-Zhonghua, and Norbert Kray, Regional Manager of DNV GL – Maritime for Greater China.

“We are very proud to cooperate with Hudong-Zhonghua on this project,” said Norbert Kray. “Hudong-Zhonghua has been a leading player in pushing the ship design envelop forward, especially for large vessels. In addition, the use of LNG is a sign of the continuing momentum for the fuel, as shipping transitions to a lower emission, lower carbon future. We look forward to supporting Hudong-Zhonghua on this project and its successful realization with ground breaking new vessels.”

DNV GL and Hudong-Zhonghua have cooperated on many innovative projects, including on the Hapag Lloyd vessel “Sajir”, the world’s first LNG conversion of a large container ship. A recent strategic cooperation focussed on driving new developments in shipbuilding in the gas carrier segment. In addition, in 2015, Hudong-Zhonghua developed a B type tank design and mock-up and obtained a GASA certification from DNV GL. DNV GL is also providing support on the application of the Type B tank in new containership designs.

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