A new pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) recently delivered to China's CITIC Financial Leasing for operation by COSCO Shipping Special Transport departed the Port of Shanghai on its maiden operational voyage on Thursday, May 1.
Hanwukou is the second PCTC in a series to be built by Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding to be built for CITIC Financial Leasing.
The newbuild has an LOA of 199.99 metres, a beam of 38 metres, a draught of 9.7 metres at full load, and a depth of 14.8 metres, which are similar dimensions to those of an earlier series of PCTCs acquired by CITIC. However, the new car carrier can transport up to 8,600 CEUs whereas the earlier ships can each transport up to 7,000 vehicles.
The vehicle cargo that can be carried on Hanwukou may also include electric vehicles, buses, trailers, and construction and engineering vehicles.
The PCTC departed Shanghai with a cargo of more than 5,000 vehicles including electric buses as well as construction equipment. It will make calls at Southampton, Zeebrugge, Bremerhaven, and other European ports.