China's largest tonnage bulk carrier exported to the United States was named "Demei" in Shanghai on 28th, and was officially put into use. Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, is a good-looking bulk carrier of Fumao Shipping Company of the United States. It is named "Demei", with a length of 289 meters, a length of 279 meters between two columns, a width of 45 meters and a depth of 24.5 meters, a design draft of 16.5 meters and a speed of 15 knots. It is the largest bulk carrier built in China at present.
"China No.1 Shipyard" Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. made a good start. Another Cape of Good Hope bulk carrier developed, designed and manufactured by China and exported to the United States, with the world's largest tonnage of175,000 tons, was officially named and delivered in Shanghai two months in advance.
Anmei is the sister ship of Demei delivered in August last year, and it is also the tenth Cape of Good Hope ship delivered by the company since the first ship was successfully built in June 2003. Since the first contract was signed in May, 20001,Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Company has signed orders for nearly 40 world bulk carriers. In 2004, the total amount was 6.5438+0.745 million dwt, which set a record for the annual total amount of shipbuilding enterprises in China.
Chen Xiaojin, general manager of CSSC, revealed at the delivery ceremony yesterday that CSSC includes Shanghai shipbuilding enterprises such as Waigaoqiao, Jiangnan, Hudong Zhonghua and Chengxi, and completed 3.57 million tons of ships in 2004. A year-on-year increase of 64.5%; This year, CSSC plans to complete 4.36 million tons of ships and accept 4 million tons of new ship orders, ensuring the development goal of becoming one of the top five shipbuilding companies in the world. Among them, Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding Company completed a total of 6.5438+0.745 million tons of ships last year, ranking first among the major shipbuilding companies in China.