On April 18, China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. and China Shipbuilding Trading Co. Ltd (CSTC) as the joint seller christened the 210,000 dwt bulk carrier No. 35 built for Chinese Maritime Transport Ltd, and delivered it two and a half months ahead of schedule.
Delivered 210,000 DWT Bulk Carrier “China Ace”
The 210,000 DWT bulk carrier is a new shipbuilding project between Chinese Maritime Transport and Beihai Shipbuilding. The two parties signed a contract for the construction of four bulk carriers in 2021, and the “China Ace” is the third unit of this series.
Classed by ABS, “China Ace” has an overall length of 300 meters, a beam of 50 meters, a depth of 25.2 meters, a design speed of 14.78 knots and a structural draft of 18.5 meters with a deadweight of 210,346 tons. The bulk carrier is equipped with a shaft generator, which can save about 2 tons of fuel per day in fuel oil mode (TⅡ) and 3 tons of fuel per day in diesel mode (TⅢ). It features the advantages of “green, environmental protection, energy saving, safety and reliability”.
Meanwhile, it comes with a high-voltage shore power reserved symbol, which can be added to the high-voltage shore power system later. Moreover, it also comes with the smart ship notation and cyber security notation, making it at the forefront of the industry in the field of smart ships and cyber security. Its EEDI is more than 34% below the baseline and meets the EEDI Phase III emission requirements. All the indicators of the bulk carrier meet or exceed the contract requirements and reach the international advanced level, which has been unanimously recognized by the shipowner and the classification society.
Christened a 210,000 DWT bulk carrier as “Mineral Deutschland”
The christened bulk carrier “Mineral Deutschland” is the fifth unit of the Newcastle bulk carrier series built for CMB by Beihai Shipbuilding and CSTC.
Presently, Beihai Shipbuilding hand held for 48 bulk carrier in this type, covering a variety of designs such as LNG dual-fuel and ammonia reservation. Beihai Shipbuilding is a leader in the market for newbuildings of Newcastle bulk carriers.