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Beichuan Heavy Industry obtained three 210,000-ton bulk carriers from COSCO Ocean

Following the formal signing of the first batch of 10 210,000 DWT Newcastlemax bulk carriers with COSCO Shipyard, the second order of COSCO Shipping for the China Aluminum Guinea Bauxite Transportation Project has also been finalized recently and will be completed by the North Ship. Heavy construction of three Newcastlemax bulk carriers.

On April 25th, Wuchuan Group Beichuan Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. and COSCO Ocean Bulk Freight Transportation Co., Ltd. held a signing ceremony for the construction of three 210,000-ton bulk carriers. This is the first major strategic cooperation between the two sides and the new ship type developed by Beichuan Heavy Industry in the shipbuilding market. Huang Zhiqiang, deputy general manager of COSCO Ocean Bulk Transportation Co., Ltd., Cai Yiyi, deputy general manager of China Shipbuilding Heavy Industry International Trading Co., Ltd., and Wang Guohai, chairman of the Board of Directors of the North Ship Heavy Industry of Wuchuan Group, signed the construction contract.

The signing ceremony was hosted by Liu Jie, Executive Deputy General Manager of Beichuan Heavy Industry Co., Ltd., Fan Zhijun, General Manager of Technical Management Department of COSCO Ocean Bulk Transportation Co., Ltd., Shi Fu, General Manager of Ship Management Center, Zhou Changgen, Deputy General Manager of Safety Supervision Department, Beijing COSCO Shipping Trade Co., Ltd. Wu Jing, deputy general manager of the company, Hu Chongwei, general manager of Qingdao Ocean Shipping International Ship Trading Co., Ltd., Zhu Yongshi, general manager of China Classification Society Qingdao Branch, Zhao Zhanjun, chairman of CSIC Ship Design and Research Center Co., Ltd., deputy general manager Yu Dexin, etc. Wei Jianping and Yu Baoyue, deputy general managers of the company attended the ceremony and witnessed the signing of the contract.

The contracted project was designed by CSIC Ship Design and Research Center. This series of 210,000 tons Newcastlemax bulk carrier is mainly used for the transportation of Guinea Aluminum bauxite ore of China Aluminum Group, which fully meets the port restrictions and transit transfer of Guinea. Such as carrying requirements, with large capacity, low altitude, more economical, more environmentally friendly, intelligent and so on.

The new ship has a total length of 300 meters, a width of 50 meters, a depth of 25.2 meters, a design draft of 16.1 meters, a speed of 14.5 knots, and an endurance of 27,000 nautical miles. This ship type can meet the latest HCSR specifications and further improve the safety of the ship. The new ship adopts strict environmental protection design standards, and has various environmental protection additional signs such as fuel tank protection and grey water control. In terms of energy conservation and environmental protection, it has achieved good energy saving by optimizing the design of ships, machines, oars and energy-saving devices. The effect of the row is verified by ship model test, which is about 6% energy saving compared with the previous generation of the same type of ship. The daily fuel consumption of the main engine can reach 44.8 tons/day; the ship energy efficiency index EEDl reaches the second stage level, which is higher than the energy efficiency design of the general large bulk carrier. Level, energy-saving effect will be significantly improved; with intelligent navigation, intelligent cabin, intelligent energy efficiency management, intelligent integration platform and other functions and configurations, the level of intelligence is further enhanced.

According to the International Ship Network, Chinalco Hong Kong Co., Ltd. signed the mining agreement for the Boffa project in Guinea last June. Chinalco determined that the available resources in the Boffa area are about 1.75 billion tons and sustainable mining for 60 years. In September last year, COSCO Shipping and Chinalco Hong Kong Co., Ltd. signed a contract for the transportation of Guinea Bauxite in Beijing.

It is understood that COSCO SHIPPING plans to build a total of 30 Newcastlemax bulk carriers at domestic shipyards. The first batch of 16 210,000 DWT Newcastlemax bulk carriers will be built by five shipyards. The first 10 ships have been identified by COSCO COSCO Heavy Industries, a subsidiary of COSCO Shipyard, Nanchuan COSCO Shipping Kawasaki and Dalian COSCO Shipping Kawasaki. In addition, Qingdao North Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Co., Ltd. and Tianjin Xingang Shipbuilding Heavy Industry under the China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation each built three.

After the delivery of these bulk carriers, they will all serve the Chinalco Guinea project for the bauxite transportation of the “Belt and Road” country, Guinea. This is the implementation of the “One Belt, One Road” initiative of COSCO Shipping Group and CSIC. The specific practice of safeguarding the safety of the country's mineral resources is also a good embodiment of deepening the implementation of high-quality development concepts, promoting maritime interconnection and promoting the development of the blue economy.

COSCO Ocean Bulk Cargo Transportation Co., Ltd. is a large-scale shipping enterprise under the main bulk cargo transportation of COSCO Shipping Group. The dry bulk cargo capacity ranks first in the world.