Jinling Shipyard hands over 'world's largest' dual-fuel car carrier to BYD

China Merchants Industry Nanjing Jinling has held a ship handover and naming ceremony for the 9,200-capacity dual-fuel car carrier, BYD Shenzhen, built for China’s plug-in hybrid electric vehicle manufacturer BYD.

According to China Merchants, the ship has a loading capacity of 9,200 standard car spaces and is the “largest car carrier delivered in the world.”

With a speed of 19 knots, the BYD Shenzhen is understood to be 219.9 meters long, 37.7 meters wide and has 16 decks. It reportedly features a dual-fuel propulsion system to meet the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) third-stage requirements for energy efficiency and carbon emissions.

China Merchants revealed that the ship is equipped with a battery hybrid system and a shaft generator, and uses energy-saving devices and denitrification technologies such as thyristor selective catalytic reduction and exhaust gas recirculation. In addition, it is said to be equipped with a high-voltage shore power system to achieve zero carbon emissions during loading and unloading at the terminal.

Commenting on the handover, Mei Xianzhi, General Manager of China Merchants Industry, pointed out that in recent years,