China: COSCO Dalian Shipyard Delivers Bulk Carrier GUOTOU 105

COSCO (Dalian) Shipyard Co., Ltd (COSCO Dalian), the largest shipyard in COSCO Shipyard Group, has delivered a bulk carrier of 57.000 DWT ‘GUOTOU 105’ to its Asian buyer. This 57.000 DWT bulk carrier was designed by SDARI Company.

The delivery documents were signed by and between COSCO Dalian and the buyer on March 16th 2012.

Vessel Particulars:

DWT – 57000 MT

LOA – 189.99m

BREADTH – 32.26m

DEPTH – 18m

SCANTLING DRAFT – 12.8 m

SPEED – 14.2 KNOTS

CLASS – CCS

FLAG – CHINA

This supramax bulk carrier is designed to burn less fuel oil. The efficiency improvements have been achieved by carrying out a number of straightforward – but effective – changes including: de-rating the main engine, a new propeller design which has been optimised for the de-rated engine, and fitting a mewis duct.

COSCO (DaLian) Shipyard can undertake more than 200 large-size ocean vessels’ repair and conversion annually and is the main base for ship repair, conversion and off shore marine engineering manufacture in North-East Asia. It has one world’s biggest DWT 300,000 floating dock, one DWT 180,000 dock, one DWT 80,000 dock and nine repair berths including DWT 300,000 wharf and 10,000t slipway. Its land area totaling 1,200,000 m2 is well equipped and serves as an ideal place for the repair and conversion of large bulk carrier, container carrier and VLCC.

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Shipbuilding Tribune Staff, March 22, 2012; Image: cosco-shipyard