The following release was published by Yangzijiang Shipbuilding:
On the morning of May 31, our group's New Yangzi Shipbuilding delivered a 3500TEU container ship "MAERSK GLACIER" to the ship owner Japan LEPTA. Witnessed by relevant parties, the shipowner and shipyard representatives signed the delivery documents in the meeting room of New Yangzi Shipbuilding.
On that day, our group and LEPTA shipowner jointly held a grand naming ceremony for the new ship. Named by Mr. Peter Lund, Vice President of Maersk Line, Godmother Ms. Liu Yan, General Manager of the International Department of Jiangsu Branch of Agricultural Bank of China, Mr. Hamada Zhaoren, East Asia Director of Mitsui & Co., Ltd., Mr. Zhu Jianzhang, Deputy Director of China Shipbuilding Group 708, and American Bureau of Shipping ( ABS) Mr. Paul Karam, Vice President of China Region, Mr. Zhou Jiliang, Director of Clarkson Shipping Brokerage Company, and Mr. Ren Letian, Chairman of our group, Mr. Song Shuming, Deputy General Manager of the Group, Mr. Du Chengzhong, Deputy General Manager, Mr. Ding Jianwen, Deputy General Manager, Deputy General Manager Mr. Zhou Kewei and other leaders and guests attended the naming ceremony. Mr. Peter Lund named the new ship " MAERSKGLACIER ". Ms. Liu Yan cut the cable for the new ship, threw champagne, blew the whistle, wished the new ship and its crew a safe sailing, and brought honor and honor to the shipowner and charterer. wealth.
"MAERSK GLACIER" has an overall length of 200 meters, a molded width of 36.4 meters, and a molded depth of 20.6 meters, and has entered the ABS Classification Society. The ship will start construction in July 2022. There are 10 series ships of the same type, and 3 ships have been delivered before. The ship owner is LEPTA, and the charterer is the world's top container shipping giant Maersk.
The cooperation between our company and LEPTA company has lasted for a long time, and the series of 82000DWT and 180000DWT bulk carriers are the witnesses of the fruitful results achieved by both parties. Ten 3500TEU series container ships have once again deepened and consolidated the solid cooperation fit between the two parties. During the construction of the 3500TEU series ships, our company carried out sea trials and inspections in an orderly manner by rationally dispatching manpower and material resources, optimizing production and refined management, and ensuring the smooth progress of the project as planned. Three new ships of this series have been delivered and put into operation. The product quality and performance have been recognized by the charterer Maersk. Our company looks forward to working hand in hand with Maersk to build more green ships and contribute to the reduction of carbon emissions in global shipping.
At noon on May 31, the ship "MAERSKGLACIER" was unmoored from the shipyard wharf and set sail and put into operation.
Source: Yangzijiang Shipbuilding