design with an eight-ship order in Vietnam. Vinahsin's Pha Rung shipyard. Delivery dates begin in mid 2007. hull handymax design. of these vessels ordered to date. available to handysize operators. 34 based on the same concepts. indicate that power requirements for service speeds are lower than expected. discharging time, and major savings of time in cargo hold cleaning. protection, with all bunker tanks coffered from the ships sides. surfaces in the holds. openings and no lower hopper side tanks in holds 2, 3 and 4. hold to be flooded, and all ballast can be sequentially exchanged at sea. The vessel is fitted with four cranes up to 36 tonne capacity each. hull structure, even when the vessel is loaded. fore decks - improves the safe operation of the vessel.