China: Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Launches First Super Green 8500

On Tuesday 27 September Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding launched the first Super Green 8500 for Carisbrooke Shipping. Three more vessels of the same series are at the moment under constrcution. After the ‘SUPER GREEN 8500’ a series of ‘SUPER GREEN 10000’ vessels is planned to be build. All vessels have the eye catching Groot Cross-Bow.

Principal Dimensions:

Length o.a. 109.95 meter

Length p.p. 107.70 meter

Breadth 17.40 meter

Depth 11.40 meter

Draught 7.93 meter

Deadweight 8,500 ton

Gross Tonnage 6,143 GT

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Source: grootshipdesign, September 29, 2011