COSCO Shipping Company Ltd. (COSCOL) has reduce metal on a new semi-submersible heavy elevate vessel that when accomplished will compete head-to-head with the world’s most succesful heavy elevate ship, Dockwise Vanguard.

The ship, named Guang Hua Kou, is being constructed by Guangzhou Shipyard International in China with supply anticipated for This fall 2016.

The 90,000 DWT, purpose-built heavy elevate vessel could have a big open deck measuring 211.2 meters by 68 meters, massive sufficient to to hold the biggest offshore buildings, semi-submersible rigs and jack-ups. Key options embrace stern or facet loading capabilities, Class 2 Dynamic Positioning, a diesel-electric propulsion system for a service velocity of 13.5 knots, and 4 excessive capability air compressors that may ballast the deck to a depth of 16 meters.

Guang Hua Kou would be the largest semi-submersible heavy elevate ship in COSCOL fleet, and second largest on this planet behind the 117,000 DWT Dockwise Vanguard.

A consultant for COSCOL tells us that the Guang Hua Kou shall be able to transporting cargoes up 75,000mt in weight, though that quantity varies based mostly on the middle of gravity for particular cargoes.

COSCO Heavy Transport, a three way partnership COSCOL and NMA Maritime, is the unique industrial supervisor for COSCOL’s fleet of semi-submersible vessels.

MV Guang Hua Kou Specifications:

• Length – 255 meters (837 ft)
• Breadth – 68 meters (223 ft)
• Deadweight – abt 90,000 tons
• Loaded Draft – 10.0 meters (32.8 ft)
• Hull Depth – 14.5 meters (47.6 ft)
• Deck Submersion – 16 meters (52.5 ft)
• Allowable Loads – 20 tons/m2 total / 125 tons/m on webframes

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