Chellship has taken delivery of its newest vessel the Kamsarmax type Bulk Carrier Darya Kirthi of 80.500 DWT built at STX Korea. Besides the Kamsarmax vessel Darya Kirthi that is being built at STX Korea there are two handy size vessels Darya Ganga and Darya Jamuna being built at HMD Korea.
The construction of the vessels is proceeding smoothly with the keel laying of Darya Kirthi and Darya Ganga already having been carried out.
The most predominant types of bulk cargo ships are the handymax and the panamax types. Panamax bulk carriers continue to grow in cargo capacity as the pressure of worldwide competition has forced yards to build ships that can carry extra extra cargo. Therefore, a special vessel has been built, called “Kamsarmax”. This is is the biggest size ship able to load at the world’s largest bauxite port, Port Kamsar in Equatorial Guinea.
A Kamsarmax type bulk carrier is basically a 82,000 dwt Panamax with an increased LOA = 229 m (for Port Kamsar in Equatorial Guinea).
[mappress] World Maritime News Staff, February 28, 2012; Image: Chellship