Wan Hai Lines Confirmed Orders For 12 New Vessels
As part of the company’s fleet improvement plan, Wan Hai Lines has confirmed an order of twelve(12) 3055 Teu container vessels with Nihon Shipyard Co Ltd. (NSY) / Japan Marine United Corp (JMU). The contract was signed on 28th June 2021. These new vessels will start taking delivery in end of July of 2023.
Currently, Wan Hai Lines operates a fleet of 86 owned vessels and 64 chartered vessels. This new shipbuilding contract is the company’s latest fleet renewal plan, so as to ensure that the company’s vessel fleet is able to maintain competitive and support continuous market development. Eventually, the company hopes to deliver better service quality to its customers by more efficient vessel fleet.
Wan Hai Lines Confirmed Orders For 12 New Vessels
After its last order of 8 container ships from Japan Marine United Corporation (JMU) back in November 2018, Wan Hai Lines again contracted twelve new-build 3,013Teu ships with JMU/Nihon Shipyard Co Ltd. (NSY) today. This new series of vessels are expected to be delivered successively from end of October 2022.
As part of Wan Hai’s continuous efforts on providing quality shipping service to its customers, most advanced design specification will be employed to ensure higher energy efficiency with less air pollution. All twelve ships will be powered by more environmentally friendly main engines and generators both meet IMO Tier III standards in terms of NOx emission. In addition, Alternate Maritime Power (AMP) systems are also outfitted so as to enable shore power connection and thus can significantly reduce air pollution when the vessels are berthed.
This new order is part of Wan Hai’s fleet renewal plan. The new vessels will strengthen the company’s capacity to extend its market coverage and to serve its customers in a timely and reliable manner.
Japan Marine United Corporation Delivers 3,055 TEU Container Ship “Wan Hai 323” To Wan Hai Lines
Japan Marine United Corporation (Japan Marine United Co., Ltd) has delivered a new 3,055 TEU container ship to Wan Hai Lines.
Wan Hai Lines has ordered a total of eight container vessels, with a design capacity of 3,055 TEU, from Japan Marine United Corporation with construction undertaken by the Japan Marine United Corporation Kure Shipyard.
The newly developed 3,055 TEU container ships can carry containers with a maximum of 12 rows x 6 stages in the hold and a maximum of 14 rows x 7 stages on the deck.
Delivered on December 7, 2020, WAN HAI 323 is the third Wan Hai Lines vessel to be delivered as part of their efforts of continuous fleet upgrades in order to provide the best quality service to customers. WAN HAI 323 has a length of 203.5 metres, a depth of 16.6 metres and a draught of 11.5 metres.
The 3,055 TEU container ships built for Wan Hai Lines have significantly improved environmental performance and operational performance. They are energy efficient and meet the requirements of latest environmental regulations. The vessel design has a wide optimum hull form that pursues low resistance and high efficiency using the latest analysis technology, and by optimising the unique energy-saving devices LV-Fin and ALV-Fin®, fuel efficiency is significantly improved compared to conventional ships.
Powered by a MAN B&W 7S70ME-C10.5 diesel engine, the container ships have a maximum cruising speed of 21.6 knots. By adopting the electronically controlled engine Mark 10.5 and the inverter control of the cooling seawater pump, the fuel efficiency of the ship is greatly improved. If high voyage speed is required, WAN HAI 323 meets the IMO EEDI phase 3 level (30% from the reference line) which is scheduled to be applied to contract vessels after 2022.
An INS (Integrated Navigation System) and all-weather bridge are also installed on board the vessel to improve the convenience and safety of manoeuvering during voyage, and during takeoff and landing.The 3,055 TEU container ships are the first Japanese-built vessels to receive the DNV GL SmartShip Notation, which is given to ships equipped with smart technology.