HBC has placed an order for 3 bulk carriers with an option of further 9 bulk carriers of an extremely economical design at Qingshan Shipyard.
Two and a half years of work were invested into this project to build up to 12 bulk carriers of about 43,500 mt dw at of which the first delivery is presently expected for the last quarter of 2014. The design is a modification of a standard design developed by Deltamarin of Finland.
Model tests confirmed the high expectations of extremely low consumption of fuel oil which is less than 20 mt fuel oil daily and to this advantage a very shallow draft is added. The vessels will have 5 cargo hold of “boxy” double skinned construction and 4 cranes of 35 mt and grabs.
This step forward will further enhance HBC’s position on the global markets as this newly designed type of bulk carrier will be able to outperform the majority of competing (even modern) bulk carrier designs. The vessel will be managed technically by TMS Ship Management and commercially by HBC with its in Hamburg and Singapore.
[mappress] HBC-Hamburg, June 10, 2013