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DSIC (a subsidiary of CSIC) and China Shipbuilding Trading Co., Ltd (CSTC) concluded a contract of four 37000t lake bulk carriers with the Polish shipowner PZM on 31st August 2022, and the bulk carriers were built by Shanhaiguan Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd.
Ship type profile
Lake bulk carrier is a special vessel for transporting bulk cargoes in the Great Lakes at the boarder of the USA and Canada. In this project, the ship has a total length of 199.9m, width of 23.7m, depth of 15.6m, and design draft of 10.7m and is equipped with axle generator, variable pitch propeller and SCR nitric oxide emission purification system. Its energy efficiency design index could meet the IMO standard effective on 2025 (EEDI phase III). Its operating, economic and environmental performance is better than other vessels of the same type. Thus, it is quite competitive in the market.
PZM (Polska Zegluga Morska)
PZM is the largest state-owned dry and bulk vessel shipowner in Europe, and is also an important operator in the bulk shipping sector in the Great Lakes. It has 60 vessels, its total transport capacity is 2.3 million ton, and the annual throughput is about 20 million ton.
PZM has been cooperating with CSIC for nearly 20 years and they have established deep business friendship. To improve the shipping capacity in the Great Lakes, PZM joined hand in hand with DSIC and CSTC again, which will add a new chapter for their long-term friendly cooperation. |
