Bulk Carrier BBG HEZHOU Delivered
Apr. 01, 2022
Tokyo, April 1, 2022 — Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd. announced today that it delivered the bulk carrier BBG HEZHOU, with a capacity of 61,000 DWT (Kawasaki hull No. 8077, NACKS hull No. NE363), for SPDB Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. at Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co., Ltd. (NACKS), which is located in Nantong City, China and operated jointly with China COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited (China COSCO Group).
Principal particulars, and features of the vessel are as described below.
| Principal Particulars | |
|---|---|
| Length overall | 199.90 m |
| Molded breadth | 32.24 m |
| Molded depth | 18.60 m |
| Molded draft | 13.00 m |
| Gross tonnage | 34,584 T |
| Deadweight | 61,198 t |
| Hold capacity | 77,539 m3 |
| Main engine | One set of MAN B&W 6S50ME-B9.3 diesel engine |
| Speed | Approx. 14.5 kn |
| Complement | 25 people |
| Classification | Lloyd's Register of Shipping (LR) |
| Country of registration | Liberia |
| Delivery date | April 1, 2022 |
- The vessel has a flush deck with a forecastle and five holds that are designed for optimum transport of grains, coal, ores and steel products. Four 30-ton deck cranes are installed along the center in between the hatch covers to enable cargo loading and unloading in ports that lack cargo handling facilities.
- The vessel employs various technologies to achieve maximum fuel economy, including an energy-saving, electronically-controlled main diesel engine, high propulsive efficiency propellers, and the Kawasaki rudder bulb system with fins (RBS-F) and semi-duct system with contra fins (SDS-F), which all contribute to the vessel’s enhanced propulsion performance.
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