Universal delivers 200,000DWT type bulk carrier

Universal Shipbuilding Corporation has built a lot of ships about the long history of the company, but these days are the best and hardest project was launched. The company has delivered the first 200,000DWT type bulk carrier (Newcastle Maxim), Shin Kenryu (HN: 218), to its owner Erica Navigation S. A. of Panama at the Tsu Shipyard....

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Toyohashi completes 52,587DWT bulker Doric Samurai

Toyohashi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. is the company, which is creating some of the highest qualited cargo and cruise ships of the world. They has completed the 52,587DWT bulk carrier, Doric Samurai (HN: 3546), for Katuura Naviera S.A. The vessel is a handy size bulk carrier designed to carry grain, coal, ore and steel products, and IMDG cargoes (excluding Class 5.1/Seedcake containing solvent extractions, ammonium nitrate and ammonium nitrate fertilizers). The carrier has five cargo holds, each consisting...

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Bulk carrier Azurite Ocean

The Hakodate Dock Co., Ltd. delivered the 14th ship of a 32,000 dwt bulk carrier cargo ships series, Azurite Ocean (HN: 790), to Star Bulk Carrier Co., S.A. (Panama) in November, 2002 and the ship was put in service for carrying the main cargo of nickel ore. The ship was specially designed with an especially shallow draft in comparison with other ships, but retaining a similar cargo loading capacity...

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Panamax container carrier

IHI Marine United Inc. delivered the MOL Encore (HN: 3163), a 4,500TEU Panamax container carrier, to Lunar River Line S.A. of Panama on March 25, 2003. The MOL Encore is the first of a series of four 4,500 TEU Panamax container carriers chartered by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. and the ships are scheduled to enter the Asia- North America route. This series of 4,500TEU Panamax container...

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MES completes ship Nordhval

Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (MES) has completed the 56,000DWT type bulk carrier Nordhval (HN: 1565) at its Tamano Works for D/S Norden A/S of Denmark. The ships from the series, built for D/S Norden A/S are the first of a series of newly developed 56,000DWT type handymax bulkers, following 50,000DWT series. This new series has a cargo capacity of about...

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Sanoyas delivers two bulkers

Sanoyas Hishino Meisho Corp. has completed two 55,000DWT Handymax bulk carrier ships, Nissos Kypros and Nissos Hios, delivered to Tramontana Shipping Company Ltd. and Pounentes Shipping Company Ltd., respectively. The vessels employ a newly developed hull form for the largest capacity as a Handymax bulk carrier. The hull has the maximum beam of 32.26m allowed....

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