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According to a recent survey by HVB Bank of Germany, most international shipping companies and ship financing institutions believe that container ships with a loading capacity of 8,000 to 10,000 TEUs will become the standard ship type for the liner market in the future, and 13,000 boxes will be loaded. The container ship will be the ultimate ship type on the market. On the other hand, South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries also designed a 12,600-ton container ship that can pass the expanded Panama Canal.
According to information released by HVB Bank, two-thirds of respondents agree that the ultimate ship type has appeared in the market at this stage, but they are not worried that these large container ships will cause excess capacity in the liner market. "The surveyed shipping companies generally believe that because the market focuses on large container ships, it is often overlooked to build container ships of other ship types," said Rogers, the global ship business director of the bank. 67% of respondents pointed out that Germany It is difficult for shipyards to obtain container ship orders in the future, and 58% of respondents said that the euro exchange rate greatly affects the competitiveness of shipyards. In the face of rising operating costs, 83% of respondents agreed that reducing the speed of vessel navigation is an effective way to save fuel.
Samsung designed 12,600-ton ship
In addition, South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. announced the latest ship design of a 10,000-cargo container ship. The ship has a total length of 366 meters, a width of 48.4 meters and a height of 29.8 meters. The loading capacity is 12,600 TEU, which can successfully pass the expanded Panama. canal. The company pointed out that the maximum loading capacity of the above-mentioned ship types can reach 14,000 TEUs, but depending on whether the Panama Canal Authority finally chooses to use tugboats or locomotives, the container ships are towed through the expanded ship locks. If it is necessary to build fenders, This will affect the size of the vessel.
It is reported that Samsung is expanding its existing shipbuilding equipment. After the completion of the new ship platform, the company is even capable of building container ships with a capacity of 16,000 TEU. However, due to the limited navigation conditions of the Panama Canal, the company does not seem to have plans to build larger vessels. At present, the maximum loading capacity of container ships capable of passing through the Panama Canal is 5,500 TEU.
MSC Dafei increased orders for 10,000 containers
At the same time, news from the London ship market pointed out that Mediterranean Shipping (MSC) and CMA CGM have recently requested a number of Korean shipyards such as Hyundai Heavy Industries, Daewoo Shipbuilding and Offshore Engineering and Samsung Heavy Industries to increase the capacity of existing container ships. The number of containerized ships with a total of 113,000 containers was increased to 32 by the two companies. It is understood that Mediterranean shipping has required shipyards to upgrade the existing order for 9700 containers of container ships to 11,300 cases, possibly up to 16 units. On the other hand, CMA also requested that the order for eight 9700 container ships be upgraded to 11,300 cases. The company itself already has orders for eight 113,000 container ships.
Maersk's "Emma Maersk" is currently the world's largest container ship, with a total length of 397 meters, a width of 56 meters and a loading capacity of 11,000 TEU. However, after the expansion of the Panama Canal in 2014, the Emma Maersk still failed to pass the canal.
10,000 boxes of container ships will become standard ship types