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China’s Nuclear-Powered Containership: A Fluke Or The Future Of Shipping? (hackaday.com)

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China’s Nuclear-Powered Containership: A Fluke Or The Future Of Shipping?::Since China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) unveiled its KUN-24AP containership at the Marintec China Expo in Shanghai in early December of 2023, the internet has been abuzz about it. Not jus…

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

They code pertinent information into the name so people who understand their convention can easily understand what a product is.

I'm no ship expert but it looks like the KUN-24AP has a standard capacity of 24,000 cargo containers. So I'd assume that the 24 is referring to the capacity.

If they announced a KUN-12AP I'd assume it was a boat about half the capacity.