On June 8, the building ceremony of the 9^th 13,000 DWT heavy lift vessel by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding was held.

This multi-purpose vessel is a marketable ship type. It is 150m in length overall, 25.6m in width and 13.5m in length. It is classified into GL with 6.8m in the design draft at 15.3m service speed. Furthermore, its superstructure is in the bow and it boasts a spacious deck, moving very large loads. The cargo hold is very long with weather-tight and open hatch covers. Two SWL 450 ton heavy lift cranes are equipped, meeting variety loading needs of shipowners.