China’s Zhoushan Changhong International Shipyard hosted a naming ceremony on Tuesday for two MSC’s LNG dual-fuel containerships with a capacity of 11,500 teu.
According to a statement by the shipbuilder, the two named vessels are MSC Edna and MSC Adele.
These are the third and the fourth vessel in the series of 11,500-teu LNG dual-fuel containerships.
Separately, Zhoushan Changhong also delivered MSC Edna to MSC.
Before these ships, the shipbuilder handed over MSC Insa and MSC Leila to the owner.
The DNV-classed vessels are 335 meters and 45.6 meters wide, with a design speed of 20 knots.
Zhoushan Changhong said the vessels feature type C LNG fuel storage tanks, which allow them to complete a single round trip on China-Europe or China-US routes.
CIMC ORIC, a unit of China International Marine Containers (CIMC), designed these new containerships.
CIMC is a shareholder in Zhoushan Changhong via its leasing unit.
Zhoushan Changhong previously said that MSC has 36 LNG dual-fuel vessels on order at the yard.
