COSCO Deliver Two China-built Bulk Carriers

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Monday, January 07, 2013
File Bulk Carrier Sicilian Express: Photo credit Vroon
Bulk Carrier Sicilian Express: Photo credit Vroon

COSCO Corporation (Singapore) subsidiary shipyards in China deliver bulk carriers to two European buyers.

COSCO (Dalian) Shipyard Co., Ltd has delivered a bulk carrier of 92,500 dwt, Sicilian Express, a post-panamax bulk carrier and the last in a series of four bulk carriers being built for Vroon at this shipyard. The ship measures 229.17 meters in LOA, 38.01 meters in breadth and 20.7 meters in depth.

Secondly COSCO (Guangdong) Shipyard has delivered a bulk carrier of 57,000 dwt, Chios Sunrise, to its European buyer. This bulk carrier measures 189.99 meters in LOA, 32.26 meters in breadth and 18 meters in depth.

 

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