The two 210,000 dwt bulk carriers will be 300 metres length and 25.2 meters draught and be equipped with two 3,000 cu m ammonia fuel storage tanks, meeting the requirements of IMO Tier III. The vessel would be capable zero-carbon sailing for the whole voyage using green ammonia. 

It is the world’s first order for the construction of capesize bulk carrier with an ammonia-ready design.

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Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding, formerly know as Qingdao Beihai Heavy Industry, has become a secondary company of CSSC group earlier this month, which was managed by CSSC’s unit Wuchang Shipbuilding before.