HJ Heavy Industries Holds Simultaneous Naming Ceremony for Two 5500TEU Container Ships

Completion of Delivery for 4 Container Ships

Reaffirming Competitiveness in Eco-Friendly Ship Technology

HJ Heavy Industries (Shipbuilding Division CEO Yu Sang-cheol) held a simultaneous naming ceremony for two 5,500 TEU-class eco-friendly container ships at the Busan Yeongdo Shipyard on the morning of the 6th.

Owners and shipyard officials are taking a commemorative photo after the simultaneous naming ceremony at HJ Heavy Industries Yeongdo Shipyard. (Second from the right in the first row, HJ Heavy Industries CEO Yoo Sang-chul)

The event was attended by about 100 people, including shipowners, classification society supervisors, and HJ Heavy Industries executives and employees. The two vessels were named ‘ZIM YANGTZE’ and ‘ZIM MISSISSIPPI,’ respectively.

These ships are two of the four container ships that HJ Heavy Industries secured orders for in October 2021, marking its re-entry into the commercial shipping market after six years. The following year, HJ Heavy Industries secured orders for two additional sister ships, completing a total contract for six 5,500 TEU-class container ships worth 410 million USD.

Since the contract signing, the company has been fully engaged in the construction process at the Yeongdo Shipyard, and following the first and second ships last year, held the naming ceremony for the subsequent two ships today.

With this, HJ Heavy Industries has successfully completed the construction of four 5,500 TEU-class eco-friendly container ships, reaffirming its competitiveness as a traditional powerhouse in the container ship sector.

A representative from the shipowner side expressed their pleasure regarding the naming ceremony, stating, “We are very pleased to secure modern and efficient state-of-the-art eco-friendly container ships suitable for the company’s global sales network.”

As is known, HJ Heavy Industries has been prominent in the mid-to-large eco-friendly container ship sector ranging from 5,500 TEU to 9,000 TEU, including methanol-ready and dual-fuel (DF) vessels, as well as methanol-powered ships.

The ships named today are also designed as methanol-ready vessels that can switch to carbon-neutral operation using eco-friendly methanol. They feature cutting-edge specifications and environmentally friendly designs that reduce fuel consumption by approximately 40%. They also meet the International Maritime Organization’s eco-friendly ship standards, including EEDI (Energy Efficiency Design Index) Phase 3 and NOx (Nitrogen Oxides) Tier III.

An HJ Heavy Industries official stated, “We have delivered four container ships so far, and we will ensure the remaining two are perfectly constructed with thorough attention to process and quality to repay the trust of the shipowner. Moving forward, we will strengthen our competitiveness through differentiated technology, from eco-friendly ships leading carbon neutrality to high value-added special-purpose vessels.”

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