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…

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…

  • emergencyfood@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    362·
    11 months ago

    Why do so many Chinese products have these weird alphanumeric names? They’ll build the world’s first cold fusion reactor and call it the RNG-42_Mk2.1(final).

    • FireTower@lemmy.worldEnglish
      36·
      11 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.