Shanghai Waigaoqiao delivers hull of groundbreaking vessel

Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co yesterday delivered the hull of the nation’s biggest floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel to ConocoPhillips China.

The 300,000-deadweight-ton vessel, 323 m long and 63 m wide with a hull depth of 32.5m, is valued at US$230 million, and is the largest of its type.