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COSCO SHENGSHI the first 5000 unit PCTC built by COSCO Zhoushan
On February 16, the first 5000 unit PCTC built by
The 14,500dwt PCTC is a state-of-the-art complex
panies such as Chang’an Automobile (Group) Co.,
COSCO Zhoushan Shipyard, was named COSCO
product with high value-added features. It measures
Ltd. and Chery Automobile Co., Ltd. Following that,
SHENGSHI and successfully delivered to
182.8m in length, 32.2m in breadth, 14.95m in
Guangzhou Ocean Shipping Company kicked off
GUANGZHOU OCEAN SHIPPING CO., LTD. The
depth, and has a navigation speed of 20 knots.
the car carrier project. As one of the most promising
delivery was timed perfectly for the shift in the ex-
With three adjustable decks, it can satisfy the
shipbuilding yards under COSCO Shipyard¡¯s um-
port of Chinese brand cars from relying on transport
height requirements of different vehicles and load
brella, COSCO Zhoushan Shipyard was honored to
provided by foreign vehicle carriers to that provided
5000 standard vehicles. The car carrier performs
be the pioneer of the decision-making and shoulder
by domestic ships.
well in terms of anti-distortion, and features a small
the big responsibility of building the first 5000 unit
ship type, high power, and fast speed. Meanwhile,
PCTC.
Mr. Guo Jing, Chief Operating Officer of COSCO
the highly automatic ship can achieve one person
Shipping Co., Ltd., Mr. Gao Yongjun, the man-
operation by means of Electronic Charts, GPS
ager of Ship Planning Office of the Department of
navigation and other advanced equipment.
Strategic Development of COSCO Group, Mr. Tan
The global financial crisis had a dramatic impact on the world shipping market during the PCTC
Li, General Manager of the development Dept of
With the rapid development of the automobile
construction period. Both the owner and yard faced
Guangzhou Ocean Shipping Co., Ltd., Mr. Chen
industry in China, automobile exports have soared
unprecedented pressure. However, they made a
Daming, General Manager of COSCO International
in recent years, but the development of car carriers
common choice spontaneously: to take the initiative
Ship Trading (Beijing) Co., Ltd., Mr. T. Hayashi,
has lagged behind Japan, South Korea and the
to overcome the adverse effects of the financial
General Manager of NK Class in China, and Mr.
European countries. In response to the require-
crisis, understand and actively cooperate with each
Zhan Shuming, Chief Engineer of COSCO Shipyard
ments of the Chinese government, COSCO Group
other, all for the earliest possible delivery and the
Group, were among hundreds of people who at-
has decided to establish its own car carrier fleet,
achievement of the win-win goal. The successful
tended the ceremony.
unblocking the bottleneck of the ocean shipping for
delivery of COSCO Shengshi is also a generous gift
China’s auto exports.
COSCO Shipyard and Guangzhou Ocean Shipping
The vessel is the first in the series of two 5000 unit
jointly offered to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of
PCTCs, jointly designed by COSCO Zhoushan
the COSCO Group in 2011.
Shipyard and Shanghai Design Institute, and regis-
In August 2006, COSCO Group signed 15-year
tered with NK Class.
strategic cooperation agreements with 17 auto com-