On March 27th, Shanhaiguan Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd. (SHGSIC), a subsidiary of Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (DSIC), named and delivered a 37,000 DWT great lakes-fitted bulker named “POLSTEAM RUDNO” for Poland’s PZM Company.
The vessel is 199.9 meters long, 23.7 meters wide, 15.6 meters deep, with 6 cargo holds with foldable hatch covers and 4 deck cranes. It integrates green design concepts, has excellent maneuverability and longitudinal inclination adjustment ability, which is easy to navigate the Great Lakes. Its maneuvering performance, economic performance, energy saving and green performance are better than the same type of vessel, with “green, environmental protection, energy saving, safety” and other notable features. The vessel is classed by LR with strong market competitiveness.
It took only 38 days to form the main hull of the vessel, 50 days to complete the welding of the outer plates, and 31 days to complete the shaft, paddle and rudder works, and all the construction articulations operated efficiently.
During the sea trial, all the performance indexes of the vessel were better than the requirements of the technical specifications, and the key parameters such as speed and fuel consumption reached the design expectations. The piping and outfitting system of the vessel realized zero penetration and zero leakage, and the one-time passing rate of inspection was 100%, which was the highest score of this series of vessels.