17 January 2022 - The naming and delivery ceremony was held online simultaneously in Shenzhen, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Yangzhou for PACIFIC ENDEAVOR (MH62000-1), a multi-purpose heavy lift vessel jointly built by CMES Shipping and China Merchants Industry. Attending the ceremony were Mr Zhang Jian, Chief Digital Officer of CMG, Mr Xie Chunlin, Chairman of CMES Shipping, Mr Hu Xianfu, President of China Merchants Industry, and Mr Wang Yongxin, President of CMES Shipping. Ms Xu An'an, Securities Representative of CMES Shipping, cut the cable for the new ship. Mr Mei Xianzhi, Assistant to the President of China Merchants Industry, hosted the ceremony.

Zhang Jian addressed the ceremony, saying that 2022 marks the 150 anniversary of the founding of China Merchants which is currently in a critical stage of digital transformation. As the first ship delivered in 2022, PACIFIC ENDEAVOR has accomplished the new strategy of digital transformation in which a number of new technologies including mobile, online and IOT capabilities are built into smart ships to enable smart shipping with the aim of saving energy, reducing cost and improving productivity.

Xie Chunlin highlighted that the multipurpose heavy lift vessel with a carrying capacity of 62,000 tons serves the needs for the transport of both bulk and general cargo around the globe, fits into the new pattern of international trade and logistics, and represents future trends of shipping. CMES Shipping and China Merchants Industry are expected to fully leverage their own advantages and deepen their cooperation to contribute to CMG's initiative of becoming a world-class enterprise as well as the development of China's shipping industry. 

At the naming ceremony, Zhang Jian declared: "I name you 'PACIFIC ENDEAVOR', as I wish you would work diligently, prudently and pragmatically; I wish you would ride the waves and create a splendid future; bring honors to your builder and value to your owner, and ensure the safety of the entire crew forever!"

Ding Lei, Vice President of CMES Shipping, and Wu Sichuan, Vice President of China Merchants Industry, signed the handover documents on behalf of each side.  

About PACIFIC ENDEAVOR

Designed by Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI), the PACIFIC ENDEAVOR multipurpose heavy lift vessel provides a loading capacity of 62,000 tons. CCS classified, the ship is 199.9 meters in lengths, 32.26 meters in width and 19.0 meters in depth, and is designed to sail at a speed of up to 14.4 knots. CFD streamlined for 5 cargo cabins, the ship is equipped with 4 cranes on its port that together provide a lifting capacity of up to 300 tons. Outfitted with a large-diameter propeller, low-rotation G unit, Fan-cap and other energy-saving devices, the vessel meets the EEDI PHASE 3 standard. It comes equipped with an energy efficiency management system developed by China Merchants Industry, and will later have in place CMES Shipping's innovative IMP system, making it a next-generation multipurpose heavy lift vessel that is both eco-friendly and energy-efficient.