The world's largest car carrier 'Leno Aurora' was delivered in Jiangsu, with a carrying capacity of 9,100 vehicles

News from this site on August 9. At about 6 o'clock in the morning on August 8, under the protection of the "Haixun 06916" boat and 3 high-horsepower tugboats, 9100 cars built by China Merchants Heavy Industry (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. The loaded ship "Leno Aurora" successfully left the dock and began its maiden voyage. This marked the successful delivery of the world's largest and most environmentally friendly car carrier.

Jiangsu Maritime revealed that this ship is the first dual-fuel and zero-carbon ready "Aurora-class" car ro-ro ship newly built at China Merchants Industrial Haimen Base. It is designed by Deltamarin, 199.9 meters in total length, 196.4 meters in length, and 196.4 meters in length. It has a width of 37.6 meters, a molded depth of 14.53 meters, a design draft of 9.35 meters, a carrying capacity of 9100 cars, and a reinforced deck and internal ramp system that can load cars on 14 decks. There are also 1,500 square meters of solar panels on the top deck of the ship, which can save 30%-35% of the electricity produced by the motors.

In addition, the ship is also equipped with 1 low-speed dual-fuel main engine and 3 dual-fuel generators, which can use LNG and conventional fuels, as well as "ammonia fuel ready" and "methanol fuel ready" from the Norwegian DNV classification society "Class symbol, it is the first ship in the field of car carriers that can use carbon-neutral fuel, and has also become the largest and most environmentally friendly car carrier in the world.

This site has learned that China Merchants Heavy Industries (Jiangsu) Co., Ltd. will build 11 Aurora Class car carriers of the same type.

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