Finland-based marine engineering company Deltamarin has secured a contract to design and engineer upsized methanol dual-fuel Shaper Class pure car and truck carriers (PCTCs) ordered by Norwegian shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Jiangsu).
Deltamarin’s contract with the Chinese shipyard includes six of the fourteen vessels currently on order, which will be upsized from 9,300 CEUs to approximately 12,100 CEUs. The vessels are expected to be ‘the largest PCTCs ever to sail’, playing an important role in reducing the cost of the company’s net-zero end-to-end ambition.
Under the contract, Deltamarin will provide Jingling Shipyard with comprehensive design services, covering both basic and detail design, with a focus on optimizing fuel efficiency, safety, and sustainability.
As disclosed, the upsized vessels will share many of the integral design features of the Shaper Class, including dual-fuel engines capable of running on methanol, which will reduce fuel consumption and emissions compared to the current fleet.
In addition, they will be designed to address customer demand for greener transport by minimizing emissions at every stage of vehicle transport and meet the future needs of global logistics with enhanced ramp strength and high-and-heavy cargo capacity, Deltamarin explained.
The first Shaper class vessels are scheduled for delivery in the second half of 2026 while the upsized versions are due for delivery in late 2027.