News title: World’s First PCTC Compliant with New Safety Regulations Named Built by CIMC Raffles for NOCC

On the morning of November 14, 2025, CIMC Raffles, a subsidiary of CIMC Group, held the naming ceremony for the “NOCC PACIFIC”, a 7,000 CEU LNG dual-fuel PCTC (Pure Car and Truck Carrier), at its Longkou base. This vessel is the first PCTC built by CIMC Raffles for the Norwegian owner Norwegian Car Carriers (NOCC), marking a significant milestone in the cooperation between the two parties and injecting new momentum into both NOCC’s fleet upgrade and the global shipping industry’s green transition.

The vessel has an overall length of 199.9 meters, a breadth of 38 meters, a design draft of 8.6 meters, and a design speed of 19 knots. With a capacity of 7,000 CEU, it is equipped with two Type C LNG storage tanks, along with dual-fuel main and auxiliary engines, enabling zero emissions during port operations. It has received the DNV “Ammonia-ready” notation, preparing it for the use of lower-carbon fuels in the future. During the construction process, CIMC Raffles implemented the “Deck Block Pre-shaping Prior to Side Shell Block Integration” method for the first time, reducing hull plate deformation by over 15%, effectively enhancing construction accuracy and shortening the build cycle.

It is noteworthy that in response to the surge in global seaborne transport of new energy vehicles and the ensuing novel safety challenges, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has required classification societies to formulate specific safety standards, scheduled to become mandatory from January 2026. Against this backdrop, this vessel’s design proactively incorporates compliance with the “EV (Electric Vehicle) notation” in its classification society symbols, making it the world’s first PCTC to meet this new standard and providing a safety benchmark for the international maritime transport of new energy vehicles.

With the naming and delivery of the “NOCC PACIFIC”, CIMC Raffles has once again demonstrated the strength and contribution of Chinese marine engineering enterprises in the global ocean economy through its solid EPC and integration capabilities. Going forward, it will continue to deepen its innovation capabilities, expand its global market presence, and contribute to the low-carbon transformation of the shipping industry and the upgrading of China’s marine engineering equipment industry.