Tsuneishi to Build Four Feederships for SIPG

Tsuneishi Group has received orders for four 1,020 TEU container carriers from the Hong Kong-based subsidiary of Shanghai International Port (Group) Co., Ltd. (SIPG).

The four ordered vessels feature latest improvements in fuel efficiency. Reductions in both fuel consumption and nitrogen compounds contained in gas emissions are achieved by applying an engine in which fuel injection is controlled electronically rather than by the conventional mechanical method.

Fuel efficiency is further improved by a proprietary propeller design, thanks to which the main engine’s output can be more efficiently converted to propulsive force.

These four newly ordered vessels will be operated by Shanghai Haihua Shipping Co., Ltd. (HASCO), a member of the SIPG Group.

The contract signing ceremony was held at Tsuneishi Shipbuilding’s main shipyard in Numakuma-cho Fukuyama city, Hiroshima on April 11th 2014.

First two ships are scheduled for completion in 2016, while the other two in 2017.

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April 18, 2014