On February 28, China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. jointly with China Shipbuilding Trading Co. Ltd (CSTC) and Eastern Pacific Shipping Pte. Ltd.(EPS) signed a new contract for the construction of four 210,000 dwt Ammonia DF/DF Ready bulk carriers.
The 210,000 dwt Ammonia DF/DF Ready bulk carrier is designed by CSDC, a design company under Beihai Shipbuilding. With an overall length of 300.00 meters, a beam of 50.00 meters, a depth of 25.20 meters, a structural draught of 18.40 meters and a speed of 14.0 knots, it can meet the requirements of Phase III of the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI). Also, it is designed with ammonia fuel reservation, which will be equipped with ammonia-fueled main engine at a later stage, realizing “zero-carbon” operation.
As previously reported, Singapore’s EPS and Beihai Shipbuilding kicked off their first cooperation by signing a contract for the construction of 3+3 210,000 dwt Ammonia DF/DF Ready bulk carriers on September 5, 2023.The three options were declared effective at the end of October 2023.Early in January 2024, the two parties signed a contract for the construction of four 210,000 dwt Ammonia DF/DF Ready bulk carriers. Together with the latest four units, the owner’s order book for this ship type at Beihai Shipbuilding now reaches 14 units.
At present, Beihai Shipbuilding continues to focus on the market of large bulk carriers with 46 NEWCASTLEMAX-type bulk carriers in hand, with the market share ranking first in the world. Among them, new energy green ship type hand-held orders accounted for more than 90%.