SITC CEBU: Container vessel

摘要

SITC Cebu is a 2,400TEU container vesselwhich has been tailor-made for Hong Kongbased,Intra Asian operator SITC International.The vessel was delivered in October 2019 and isthe first in a seven ship series designed by SDARIand constructed by Jiangsu New YangziShipbuilding. The second ship in the series –SITC Batangas – entered service in Novemberand the third is due for completion in Q1 2020.The ships is 188.8m in length with a beam of 32.26m.Its hull form features a vertical bow without bulb, whichensures better seakeeping performance and reducesspeed loss in rough seas. The efficient propeller and fullspade type twisted leading edge rudder with bulb arefurther design features that make the hull, main engine,propeller and rudder harmonised and optimised toachieve maximum energy efficiency. While regulationscall for an EEDI rating of 19.1, the vessel has beenassigned a rating well below that of just 12.7 some 17%below Phase Ⅲ requirements.