China's shipbuilders sailing on brighter journey

Largest container vessel in South China delivered for use

An environmentally friendly container transport vessel — MSC NOA ARIEILA — was delivered for use in Nansha district of Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on July 24, demonstrating China's shipbuilding strength and technology.

The ship, jointly built by Guangzhou Shipyard International Co Ltd and China Shipbuilding Trading Co Ltd, is 366 meters long and 51 meters wide. With a full load of 16,616 twenty-foot equivalent units, it is the largest container transport vessel built in the southern Chinese region.

It is also the first of eight container vessels GSI and China Shipbuilding are building for Mediterranean Shipping Co SA, the world's largest container shipping company headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.