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Zhoushan Changhong International has delivered the fifth vessel in a series of 10,300-TEU LNG dual-fuel container vessels to Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), with the handover completed 324 days ahead of the contracted delivery date, according to the yard.
The naming ceremony for MSC Leticia X (hull number CHB2041) was held on 9 September at the shipyard’s No. 2 pier in Zhoushan, China.
Among those attending the ceremony were Francesco De Gennaro, general coordinator for MSC’s new shipbuilding project in China; Dong Qi, site manager; Seoung-Hwan Goh, chief surveyor of Lloyd’s Register; all crew members; and senior management from Changhong International Dinghai Shipbuilding, including General Manager Shen Zhihua, Deputy General Manager Chen Ping, and Assistant General Manager Liu Ming.
The formal handover documents were signed on 10 September via video link, with Shen Zhihua signing on behalf of Changhong International and Costanza Ciccioli representing MSC as shipowner.
The MSC Leticia X was jointly developed and designed by Changhong International and CIMC ORIC. The vessel measures 299.95 metres in length, 45.6 metres in breadth and 25.0 metres in depth, with a structural draught of 17.4 metres and a design speed of 20 knots. It is classed by Lloyd’s Register.
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