Korea's first monster container ship christened today at shipyard
First 10,000 TEU vessel for China named COSCO ASIA



Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd. (HHI) have successfully built a 10,000 TEU (Twenty-foot Equivalent Unit) containership and today (26th July) held a naming ceremony for the ship.

The containership was ordered by COSCO, the biggest shipping company in China. The company has ordered six ships from HHI.

The ship measures 334m in length, 45.6m in width and 27.3m in depth. The deck area is as big as three soccer fields. It is equipped with a 93,360 bhp engine that can produce a speed of 26 knots with 10,000 TEU containers.

Mr. Zhang Fusheng, vice president of COSCO, Mr. Choi Kil-seon, president and CEO of HHI, and 50 other guests attended the ceremony. The ship was named COSCO ASIA by Mrs. Wang Wenying wife of Mr. Zhang Fusheng.

“The COSCO ASIA is a Korean milestone, the country’s first 10,000 TEU containership. With the successful completion of the ship, HHI further increases their lead in the global super-large containership market,” said Mr. Hong Sung-il, vice president at ship sales department of HHI.  

“HHI is famous for its advanced technology and shipbuilding abilities, especially concerning high-value-added ships, among global shipping companies,” he said.

HHI now has the world’s largest containership order backlog with 160 containerships, including about 30 super-large containerships of 10,000 TEU capacity or over ordered from Germany, Switzerland, and France.