The vessel, MSC Oscar, has a capacity of 19,224 containers, and is the equivalent of four football stadiums in length.

It is the first vessel of the three that China’s Bank of Communications has ordered to charter to Swiss container shipping line Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC).

“The vessel is equipped with pure dry system that can purify and recycle waste oil produced. It is the most eco-friendly and high-fuel efficient vessel,” said a company official.

Vessels operating costs heavily rely on fuel prices, which account for 60 percent.

Since the shipping industry is grappling with a chronic downturn, it is paying more attention to developing vessels with high-fuel efficiency. The Oscar will run on the Asia-Nothern Europe route from Busan to Shanghai, Rotterdam and Antwerp.
Source: Korea Times