中国造船企业沪东中华造船有限公司为地中海航运公司（MSC）建造的24116 TEU超大型集装箱船系列船的首制船——“地中海 泰萨”（MSC TESSA）号已于近日交付。据悉，这是目前全球完工交付的最大级别集装箱船，打破了去年6月交付的超大型集装箱船“长益”（Ever Alot）号24000TEU的装箱量。该船总长399.99米，比目前世界最大航母还要长60多米；型宽61.5米，甲板面积近似于4个标准足球场；型深33.2米，最大堆箱层数可达25层，相当于22层楼的高度，可承载24万多吨货物。“泰萨”号首次采用了气泡减阻系统，不仅能有效降低船舶总能耗，而且还能减少相应总量3%-4%的碳排放。此外，该船还配备了混合式Scrubber脱硫装置，以及独有的小球鼻艏、大直径螺旋桨和节能导管等装置。

        Chinese shipbuilder Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding has delivered the giant 24,116 TEU container ship MSC Tessa to its owner Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC). The shipyard said that the vessel is actually the largest vessel delivered so far, breaking the record of Ever Alot which was handed over in June last year. With a total length of 399.99 meters, it is 60 meters longer than the world's largest aircraft carrier. The width is 61.5 meters, and the deck area is similar to 4 football fields. The depth is 33.2 meters, and the maximum stack of container layers can reach 25 floors, which can reach the height of a 22-story house. It can carry more than 240,000 tons of cargo. This ship uses air lubrication which reduces the total energy consumption and the corresponding total carbon emissions by 3% to 4%. At the same time, it comes equipped with a hybrid scrubber, small bulbous bow, large diameter propellers, and energy-saving ducts. 

bulbous adj. 球根的，球根状的 

美/'bʌlbəs/ 英/'bʌlbəs/

bulbous词根为bulb，来自拉丁语bulbosus，是具有圆形肿胀的地下茎的植物统称。

bulbous bow P.n. 球鼻艏

Tips：球鼻艏又称球型艏，简称球艏，指设计水线以下首前部近似呈球状的船首部。球鼻艏的主要作用是改善兴波阻力，对提升船舶航行速度，降低船舶航行成本有着重要的意义。球鼻艏对从事长途运输的低速丰满型船舶影响更为突出，据资料统计，船舶满载时，它至少能降低10%-20%的船舶推进功率。利用球鼻艏设计中多出来的空间安装侧向推进系统，不仅能使船舶的回转速度更快，其转弯半径也得以缩小。