​Homegrown passenger container ship to embark on maiden voyage

Ocean Blue Whale, China's domestically designed large passenger container ship, will officially enter use this month. The ship, with a length of 182.6 meters, can hold 810 passengers and 460 containers. It will run between Yantai, Shandong province and Pyeongtaek, South Korea. [Photo: Xinhua]

Ocean Blue Whale, China's domestically designed large passenger container ship, will officially enter use this month. The ship, with a length of 182.6 meters, can hold 810 passengers and 460 containers. It will run between Yantai, Shandong province and Pyeongtaek, South Korea. [Photo: Xinhua]

Ocean Blue Whale, China's domestically designed large passenger container ship, will officially enter use this month. The ship, with a length of 182.6 meters, can hold 810 passengers and 460 containers. It will run between Yantai, Shandong province and Pyeongtaek, South Korea. [Photo: Xinhua]

Ocean Blue Whale, China's domestically designed large passenger container ship, will officially enter use this month. The ship, with a length of 182.6 meters, can hold 810 passengers and 460 containers. It will run between Yantai, Shandong province and Pyeongtaek, South Korea. [Photo: Xinhua]