Chinese shipbuilder unveils design for nuclear-powered mega-ship

China’s Jiangnan Shipyard has presented a design for a the world’s largest nucelar-powered container ship.
Container ships in the Port of Shanghai. | Photo: Uncredited/AP/Ritzau Scanpix
Container ships in the Port of Shanghai. | Photo: Uncredited/AP/Ritzau Scanpix

China has revealed the design of what will likely be the world’s largest nuclear-powered container ship, local media report.

The Jiangnan Shipyard under the China State Shipbuilding Corporation apparently released the design of a 24,000 teu nuclear-powered container ship at Marintec China 2023, an exhibition held in Shanghai from Tuesday to Friday this week.

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