The series was established in May 2008 by the Chinese shipping company COSCO commissioned and in July 2011 by the in Nantong based shipyard Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Company (NACKS), a joint venture with the Japanese group Kawasaki Heavy Industries built. The first delivered ship of the eight units to be built was COSCO Belgium , which was put into service in 2013 . The ships are used by the subsidiary COSCO Container Lines (COSCON) based in Shanghai.
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The Cosco France at the terminal Tollerort
The Cosco England entering the port of Hamburg
The double hull ships belong to the group of ULCS container ships. A number of details in terms of environmental protection in shipping are striking in terms of shipbuilding . In contrast to the majority of conventional container ships, the deckhouse is arranged far forward, which enables an improved line of sight and thus higher forward deck loading. Among other things, the bunker tanks are arranged below the superstructure in order to meet the latest MARPOL regulations. The drive system with the two-stroke diesel main engine of the type MAN B&W 12K98ME7 manufactured under license by Hyundai Heavy Industries is located far aft. To improve maneuverability, transverse thrusters are arranged in the bow and stern. The ten holds of the ships are closed with pontoon hatch covers. The ships have a maximum container capacity of 13,386 TEU , with an average container weight of fourteen tons, the capacity is reduced. There are also connections for integral refrigerated containers .
