SHI Completes Worlds Largest Boxship-20,150 TEU MOL Triumph

SHI South Korean shipbuilding major Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) held a naming ceremony today at its Geoje shipyard for the largest containership built so far, thus breaking global shipbuilding records. The newbuilding is the first of four 20,150 TEU containerships, ordered from Japans MOL in February 2015. MOL Triumph, with length of 400m, breadth 58.8m, depth 32.8m, is an ultra-containership that can transport 20,150 containers. The eco-friendly ship boasts an array of energy-saving equipments designed by SHI including propeller, rudder valve, and stator, SHI said. Successful construction of the MOL  Triumph is yet another proof of SHIs technological excellence. MOL has hailed SHIs performance for zero incident construction for 15 months since steel cutting in January 2016, the shipbuilder added. MOL Triumph will be delivered to MOL in March 27th after finishing preparation for maiden voyage.