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COSCO SHIPPING UNIVERSE - Chinese owned and operated container ships to ferry consumer products to the rest of the world to keep their economic boom alive.

3. COSCO SHIPPING UNIVERSE

With a little less carrying capacity: 21,237 TEU than the former, this giant holds the 3rd position in this list of gas guzzlers. She is 400 metres long and 58.6 metres wide, dimensions very similar to other giant fossil fueled carriers. Originally built by the China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) and later transferred to China Ocean Shipping Company Limited (COSCO) in 2018.

COSCO Shipping Universe is fitted with ABB Turbochargers to achieve higher performance and enhanced fuel efficiency. She can reach a maximum speed of 22 Knots.

As prime Flagship Vessels for China Ocean Shipping Company Limited, COSCO Shipping Universe and its Sister ships are operating on the routes from the Far East to Northwest Europe. These ships play a crucial role in the implementation of China’s One Belt One Road initiative.

COSCO SHIPPING UNIVERSE (IMO: 9795610) is a Container Ship registered and sailing under the flag of Hong Kong. Her gross tonnage is 215553 and deadweight is 198485. COSCO SHIPPING UNIVERSE was built in 2018 by SHANGHAI WAIGAOQIAO. Her length overall (LOA) is 399.9 m, beam is 58.6 m. The ship is operated by COSCO SHIPPING LINES CO LTD.

China COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited, also referred to as the China COSCO Shipping Group or China COSCO Shipping, is a Chinese business conglomerate and state-owned enterprise headquartered in Shanghai.

The vessel is equipped with three ABB A180-L two-stroke turbochargers to match the diesel main engine and four ABB TPL67-C33 4-stroke turbochargers to match four auxiliary engines. 

The first flagship mega container ship in the Universe series, COSCO Shipping Universe, was delivered in June 2018 by Jiangnan Shipyard (Group) Co. Ltd. The vessel is equipped with three ABB A180-L turbochargers to match the two-stroke diesel main engine and four ABB TPL67-C33 turbochargers to match the four-stroke auxiliary engines.

At a capacity of 21,237 TEU, COSCO Shipping Universe has eclipsed the record for China’s largest container ship set only weeks prior by a different COSCO SHIPPING Lines vessel, the COSCO Shipping Virgo. The pioneering vessel has an overall length of 399.9 meters and an overall height equivalent to a 24-storey building (72 meters), with a deadweight of 198,000 tons and a travelling speed of 22 knots. As the core flagship in the fleet of COSCO SHIPPING Lines, COSCO Shipping Universe is planned to serve in the route from the Far East to Northwest Europe, becoming the new messenger and business card of “the 21st-Century Maritime Silk Road”.

COSCO SHIPPING Lines Co., Ltd (“COSCO SHIPPING Lines”), is an enterprise specially engaged in international and domestic container shipping and related services, have a world leading container fleet, a service network with global coverage. The company has a total of 373 container vessels, with a total capacity of 1.9 million TEUs, ranking 4th place in the world, and 1st place in Asia. COSCO SHIPPING Lines operates 362 international and domestic shipping routes, consisting of 227 international services (including international feeder services), 49 domestic services, 86 Yangtze River and Pearl River shipping services, covering 289 ports in 90 countries and regions worldwide.

BOOKINGS

For booking, please contact our booking and customer service:

0032 (0)3 222 17 61 & email: bkg@coscoshippinglines.be

For pricing, please contact our sales & marketing department:

Myriam Van Gestel : 0032(0)3 2221756 –myriam.vg@coscoshippinglines.be
Robert Massart : 0032(0)3 2221509 – rma@coscoshippinglines.be
Philippe Deckers : 0032(0)3 2221592 – phil.de@coscoshippinglines.be

STANDARD

Modern containers ships are cargo ships designed to carry their cargo in standardised steel boxes, using a technique called “Containerization”. This type of ocean transport contributes about 90% of non-bulk cargo movement worldwide. This is how you get your televisions, computers, fruits and spare parts. Cars are generally transported by ferries, though some collector vehicles are delivered in containers.

Fossil fuelled container ships that belch clouds of fumes as they ply the ocean may one day be a thing of the past. Shipping will continue without those who fail to adapt to changing circumstances such as global warming and zero carbon fleets by 2100, as part of the IMO's ocean cleanup objectives. In the meantime here are the top ten biggest gas guzzlers and potential ocean polluters in the world @ October 2019.

Why Are They So Big?

Economies of scale means cheaper overall transport costs. Coupled with modern, more fuel efficient engines, and an ever increasing global demand for imported goods. The world's latest behemothic container ships carry the load of three or even four cellular vessels which were once considered the pride of the fleet.

How Big Might They Go?

CMA CGM has announced plans to build the world's largest container ships which will be capable of carrying 22,000 TEU each. They are scheduled for service from the end of 2019.

The use of fossil fuels raises serious environmental concerns. The burning of fossil fuels produces around 21.3 billion tonnes (21.3 gigatonnes) of carbon dioxide (CO2) per year. It is estimated that natural processes can only absorb about half of that amount, so there is a net increase of 10.65 billion tonnes of atmospheric carbon dioxide per year. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas that increases contributes to global warming. A global movement towards the generation of low-carbon renewable energy is underway to help reduce global greenhouse gas emissions.

SIX STEPS TOWARD A COOLER PLANET

1. TRANSPORT: Phase out polluting vehicles. Governments aim to end the sale of new petrol, and diesel vehicles by 2040 but have no infrastructure plan to support such ambition. Marine transport can be carbon neutral with development..

2. RENEWABLES:  Renewable energy should replace carbon-based fuels (coal, oil and Gas) in our electricity, heating and transport.

3. HOUSING: On site micro or macro generation is the best option, starting with new build homes to lock carbon.

4. AGRICULTURE: We need trees to absorb carbon emissions from a growing population, flying, and to build new homes. Reducing food waste and promoting less energy intensive eating habits such as no meat Mondays.

5. INDUSTRY: Factories should be aiming for solar heating and onsite renewable energy generation.

6. POLITICS: - National governing bodies need to adopt rules to eliminate administrative wastages, to include scaling down spending on war machines, educating the public and supporting sustainable social policies and financing that mesh with other cultures.

These marvels of engineering excellence got us where we are today, technology wise, but threaten to destroy the planet if we do not adapt in time to repair at least some of the damage we have done.

FOSSIL FUEL HEALTH HAZARDS

Combustion of fossil fuels generates sulfuric, carbonic, and nitric acids, which fall to Earth as acid rain, impacting both natural areas and the built environment. Monuments and sculptures made from marble and limestone are particularly vulnerable, as the acids dissolve calcium carbonate.

Fossil fuels also contain radioactive materials, mainly uranium and thorium, which are released into the atmosphere. In 2000, about 12,000 tonnes of thorium and 5,000 tonnes of uranium were released worldwide from burning coal. It is estimated that during 1982, US coal burning released 155 times as much radioactivity into the atmosphere as the Three Mile Island accident.

One of the world's largest diesel engines being assembled in Japan.

1995 COP 1, BERLIN, GERMANY
1996 COP 2, GENEVA, SWITZERLAND
1997 COP 3, KYOTO, JAPAN
1998 COP 4, BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
1999 COP 5, BONN, GERMANY
2000:COP 6, THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS
2001 COP 7, MARRAKECH, MOROCCO
2002 COP 8, NEW DELHI, INDIA
2003 COP 9, MILAN, ITALY
2004 COP 10, BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA
2005 COP 11/CMP 1, MONTREAL, CANADA
2006 COP 12/CMP 2, NAIROBI, KENYA
2007 COP 13/CMP 3, BALI, INDONESIA
2008 COP 14/CMP 4, POZNAN, POLAND
2009 COP 15/CMP 5, COPENHAGEN, DENMARK
2010 COP 16/CMP 6, CANCUN, MEXICO
2011 COP 17/CMP 7, DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA
2012 COP 18/CMP 8, DOHA, QATAR
2013 COP 19/CMP 9, WARSAW, POLAND
2014 COP 20/CMP 10, LIMA, PERU
2015 COP 21/CMP 11, PARIS, FRANCE
2016 COP 22/CMP 12/CMA 1, MARRAKECH, MOROCCO
2017 COP 23/CMP 13/CMA 2, BONN, GERMANY
2018 COP 24/CMP 14/CMA 3, KATOWICE, POLAND
2019 COP 25/CMP 15/CMA 4 TBA

2022 COP 26 - Will they have applied the brakes?

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