China’s Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry (XSI) has launched Santoku Senpaku‘s LNG-powered pure car and truck carrier, which will serve a joint venture led by Cosco Shipping.
XSI held the launching ceremony for the LNG dual-fuel PCTC Zhen Guan Kou (XSI463M) with a capacity of 7,500 ceu on September 6.
The shipbuilder said this is the third vessel in a series of LNG-powered PCTCs for Santoku Senpaku.
According to XSI, the vessel will be 199.9 meters long, 38 meters wide, and will also have a design draft of 8.6 meters.
The ship will be equipped with a total of 13 car decks, of which nine are fixed and four are movable.
In addition to the launching of this vessel, XSI held a keel-laying ceremony on Seprember 7 for the fifth vessel (XSI463P) in this series.
Guangzhou Yuanhai Automobile Shipping, a JV formed by Cosco Shipping Specialized Carriers, Shanghai International Port Group Logistics (SIPGL), and SAIC Anji Logistics, joined forces with Santoku Senpaku to order six LNG-powered PCTCs in December 2022.
