First Steel Cut for CNCo’s New Bulk Carrier, China

Steel Fabrication Workshop of Chengxi Shipyard Co. has cut the first steel for the first 39.500 DWT bulk carrier that will be built for The China Navigation Company.

The China Navigation Company (CNCo) is the wholly owned, deep-sea shipowning and operating arm of the Swire group.

Mr. Tim Blackburn, president and Mr. Martin Cresswell, Fleet Director from The China Navigation Company, Mr. Wang Yongliang, President of Chengxi Shipyard Co., Ltd, representatives of owners and surveyors, as well as heads of related departments participated in this ceremony, which was preside over by Mr. Ji Jun, Vice President of Chengxi Shipyard Co., Ltd.

Chengxi Shipyard Co., a subsidiary corporation wholly-owned by China CSSC Holdings Limited, is mainly engaged in repairing and building of ships and offshore engineering, fabricating large steel construction, with the annual repairing and converting capacity of 200 vessels under 300,000 DWT, annual building capacity of 30 vessels of various types under 82,000 DWT and annual manufacturing capacity of 120,000 tons of steel.

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Shipbuilding Tribune Staff, November 25, 2012