New Delhi, August 31, 2023: The ship was ordered back in 2022 as part of a deal for two units. The vessels were described at the time as the world’s largest dual-fuel car carriers. CSSC and SAIC Motor signed a shipbuilding agreement in Shanghai on 17 January 2022.
The launching comes exactly one year since Jiangnan Shipbuilding started the construction of the first ship from the series back in August 2022.