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6/11/2024

MSC welcomes new 16,000 TEU box ship fitted with ‘world’s largest’ type B LNG tank.

MSC welcomes new 16,000 TEU box ship fitted with ‘world’s largest’ type B LNG tank.

China’s Dalian Shipbuilding Industry (DSIC), a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC), has delivered the first of a series of eight 16,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships to Switzerland’s shipping colossus, Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC).

MSC Maria Cristina, has been fitted with a 13,000 CBM type B liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuel tank, the ‘biggest of its kind’ in the world. The fuel tank was installed with TiG Panel system, tailor made for the complex geometries of the tank, this is Ti China’s first delivery to DSIC yard, manufacture & installation is progressing on the subsequent 7 vessels in construction.

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