Japanese-owned Ocean Network Express (ONE) has announced that its first-ever eco-friendly 24,000-TEU class Megamax, “ONE INNOVATION” arrived Singapore last weekend.
The container ship was built by Japan Marine United Corporation and was delivered to the company at the beginning of the month. The ship Ports & Borders learned, is equipped with a bow windshield, an energy-saving device, and an exhaust gas cleaning system to meet the emission regulations of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO).
The vessel, with a capacity of up to 24,136 TEU, is the first Megamax boxship to join the company’s fleet. ONE Innovation measures almost 400 metres in length and has a width of 61.4 metres and a draft of 16.5 metres.
It is classed by classification society DNV and will sail under the Liberian flag, reports London’s Port Technology.
“ONE INNOVATION is the largest vessel in our fleet, and we are proud to have it as our flagship. This newly built vessel will help us pave the way for the sustainable development of global logistics and respond to customer requests with the world’s No. 1 quality of service,” Said Yu Kurimoto, Managing Director of ONE, during the commemorative party.
“Last year, we announced our ‘Green Vision’, which aims to achieve net-zero by 2050. We are actively working to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from our fleet, and we are confident that this vessel will contribute to this effort and bring innovation to global logistics,” he concluded.
The vessel is the first in a series of six new Megamaxes to join ONE’s fleet. It will be deployed on the Asia to Europe (FE3) service, under THE Alliance.
Below is the Port Rotation as stated by ONE
Ningbo – Xiamen – Kaohsiung – Yantian – Singapore – Rotterdam – Hamburg – Antwerp – Southampton – Algeciras – Singapore – Yantian – Hong Kong – Kaohsiung – Ningbo
