According to FEMSC, the vessel should be launched in November 2005 and registered with the company in March 2006.
It will be one of several vessels the steamship company has ordered from the Nanjing-based shipyard. Feeder container vessels are among the most advanced vessels of this kind today, and they are in great demand among west European ship owners.
The vessel will be equipped with the most recent automatic systems that will allow the engine compartment to be maintained without any rotating schemes for crewmen.
The container carrying ships will be fitted out with a large power plant, and their main engines and auxiliary machinery will consume heavy fuel oil, which is a further competitive advantage. The vessels, for example, will be able to transport cargoes in refrigerated containers.
This is FEMSC's first project with the Chinese ship maker. In April 2005, the company sent its experts to the shipyard to monitor the quality of work carried out there.
