SHIPBUILDING conglomerate China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) ended 2022 with the delivery of 209 ships, the equivalent of 14 million dead weight tonnes - a third of which were dual fuelled, reports Rotterdam's Offshore Energy.
CSSC said that this year it secured the largest portion of new shipbuilding orders in the world, despite the challenges caused by the pandemic and extreme weather conditions.
A third of vessels completed and delivered this year by the group's shipyards were dual-fuel ships while mid-to-high-end ships accounted for over half of vessel deliveries, standing at 56.8 per cent, the shipbuilding heavyweight said.
Some of the key ship construction milestones this year include the deliveries of four 24,000-TEU ultra-large containerships by the group's Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding (Group) and Jiangnan Shipbuilding (Group). These ships are the world's largest containerships based on their capacity.
The vessels feature some of the most innovative and eco-friendly technologies available on the market including bulbous bows, large-diameter propellers, and energy-saving ducts to improve their efficiency and lower energy consumption as well as air lubrication systems.