Shanghai Ship & Shipping Research Institute has designed a new kind of ship suitable for carrying containers between the Yangtze River feeder ports and Shanghai's Yangshan terminal, Xinhua reported.

The new ship is small enough to sail on the river and meanwhile powerful enough to be seaworthy. It has passed expert inspection, and is now considered as one of most technologically advanced ships in China.

Cosco subsidiary Shanghai PanAsia Shipping Co Ltd, said it plans to produce them in considerable numbers.