Chengxi and CNCo Sign Additional B.Delta37 BCs

Following the successful trials of the first B.Delta37, MV Wuchang, The China Navigation Company Pte Ltd (CNCo) has confirmed an order for four additional 39,000 dwt handysize bulk carriers to be built at Chengxi Shipyard in China.

This latest order brings the total number of Deltamarin’s innovative B.Delta37 eco handysize designed vessels ordered by CNCo to sixteen. MV Wuchang will be delivered from Chengxi at the end of October. The excellent sea going performance of the vessel is testament to the successful collaboration between Deltamarin, Chengxi Shipyard, and CNCo.

Recent trials validated the design’s specification and confirmed the B.Delta37 as the most energy efficient handysize bulk carrier available. Furthermore, the performance of the vessel is testament to the quality of Chengxi Shipyards’s newbuilding capabilities, and underlines its growing reputation as the leading Chinese yard for handysize and ultramax newbuildings.

This order represents another significant commitment by the company to Deltamarin’s energy efficient B.Delta37 design which offers lower fuel consumption, additional cargo deadweight and greater cargo cubic capacity in comparison to existing designs. The vessels will be deployed in CNCo’s drybulk division, Swire Bulk, and will operate on a worldwide basis.

The vessels feature five double skin cargo holds and are designed to carry bulk cargoes, grain, coal, concentrates, logs, heavy general cargo, steel coils, steel slabs and a wide variety of heavy project cargoes. The tanktops are specifically strengthened for heavy cargoes and all holds have double skin hydraulic folding hatch covers and forced draft fans for cargo care. Four electric deck cranes are mounted on the centerline, each rated at 36 tons at maximum outreach of 26m.

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Press Release, October 11, 2013