Japanese shipyards deliver two 13,932 TEU sister container ships to Ocean Network Express (ONE)

Japan’s Imabari Shipbuilding group has delivered two 13,932 TEU sister container ships to Ocean Network Express (ONE), as part of its compact neo-panamax series of conventionally powered vessels, according to Alphaliner.

Imabari Hiroshima delivered the ONE Shine, while Imabari Marugame delivered the ONE Simplicity. “These are the ninth and tenth units in a series of 15 sister ships scheduled for delivery to ONE across 2025 and 2026,” the consultancy said.

In its current order book, ONE has 47 container vessels, including 27 ships in the 14,000 TEU compact-NPX class, also conventionally powered. These orders are split between Imabari (5), CSSC Jiangnan (11), and Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (11).

In addition, a series of 16,000 TEU vessels ordered by ONE from Hyundai Heavy Industries will feature dual-fuel LNG capability. However, industry sources indicate that ONE is negotiating up to 22 additional newbuilding orders in the 14,000 TEU and 16,000 TEU segments, Alphaliner said.

The latest vessels have an overall length of 336 meters, a beam of 51 meters (20 container rows across), and a deadweight of approximately 160,000 tonnes, with a draft of 17 meters.

The ships are equipped with MAN B&W 7G95ME-C10-LPSCR main engines, delivering 48,000 kW and enabling speeds of up to 22 knots.

Following delivery, the ONE Shine called at the port of Busan, where it joined the Asia–West Coast South America (WCSA) joint service operated by ONE (ALX3 + AX3), Hapag-Lloyd (TPM + AME1), and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC, Aztec), with a fleet of 13 vessels.

The following day, the ONE Simplicity sailed for Shanghai, where it will join the Asia–WCSA joint service operated by ONE (ALX2 + AX2) and MSC (Andes), with a fleet of 15 vessels.

Source: Portal Portuario

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