Recently FEDNAV (a Canadian ship owner) took delivery of 37,200 DWT bulk carrier named Federal Severn from Chinese Zhejiang Ouhua Shipbuilding company. The Federal Severn (with yard No. NB627) is the fourth vessel built for FEDNAV by Ouhua Shipbuilding.
This new addition will reduce the environmental impact of the Fednav fleet while introducing a period of growth and renewal for the fleet. Fednav has ordered eight of these ice-class vessels of 37,200 DWT from the Ouhua shipyard.
The design of the Federal Severn gives several environmental benefits:
Vessel Particulars:
Length: 190 m
Beam: 28.3 m
Capacity: 36,000 tons of bulk cargo
Flagged: Marshall Islands
Classification: Ice-Class 1C, Lloyd’s Register
Built: Zhejiang Ouhua Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., China
Number of crew: 22
Subsequent to the delivery of NB627, Christening ceremony for NB628 and NB603 for FEDNAV were held on April 18th and the vessels are ready for delivery.
[mappress] Shipbuilding Tribune Staff, April 27, 2012;