Built by Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding, the ship is 399.8 meters long and 58.6 meters wide. It boasts a deck area equivalent to almost four standard football fields and can achieve a speed of 22.5 nautical miles per hour.
COSCO Shipping Virgo has a maximum carrying capacity of 20,119 TEU, and it is equipped with 1,000 reefer sockets.
The giant boxship was classed by both DNV GL and China Classification Society.
According to COSCO, the ship’s fuel consumption and energy-efficiency have been optimized through latest energy-saving rudder and propulsion systems. In addition, the ship is equipped with intelligent ship management systems and allows for one-man bridge operation.
It is worth USD 122.95 million, based on the valuation from VesselsValue.
The delivery of COSCO Shipping Virgo comes on the back of four 20,000 TEU boxships delivered since the beginning of this year.
COSCO Shipping Taurus, also built by SWS, and COSCO Shipping Aries, built by Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering (NACKS) were delivered in January this year.
COSCO Shipping Leo and COSCO Shipping Gemini followed suit in March and April respectively.
中國集裝箱航運業的已交割其第5艘2萬TEU集裝箱船COSCO Shipping Virgo。
該船由上海外高橋造船廠建造，長399.8米，寬58.6米。它擁有相當於幾乎四個標準足球場的甲板面積，可以達到每小時22.5海裡的速度。
COSCO Shipping Virgo最大承載能力為20,119個標準箱，配備1,000個冷藏箱。
這個巨大的集裝箱船將會被DNV GL和China Classification Society 歸類。
據中遠集團稱，通過最新的節能方向舵和推進系統，該船的油耗和能效得到了優化。此外，該船配備智能船舶管理系統，並允許單人操作。
根據VesselsValue的估值，其價值為12,295萬美元。
中遠航運Virgo是自今年年初以來交割四艘後的20,000 TEU的船。
SWS建造的COSCO Shipping Taurus和南通中遠川崎船舶工程（NACKS）建造的COSCO Shipping Aries於今年1月交付。
COSCO Shipping Leo和COSCO Shipping Gemini 分別在3月份和4月份也跟著一系列的造船。
Information source: World Maritime News Staff; Image Courtesy: Cosco Shipping
