JT Lee, LRs Chief Representative & Marine Manager for Korea, commented: I am very excited and proud to see the successful delivery of the worlds first 50,000 dwt LNG-fuelled
bulk carrier with contribution from LR for the certification and approval.
According to thyssenkrupp, the majority of global import and export ports for bulk material are geographically remote and not sufficiently dredged to handle modern
bulk carriers, which, with a deadweight of 180,000 tons (t), usually require a draft of around 19 meters (m) including clearance under the keel.
Jovo International Business general manager Yuan Lu was quoted as saying the LNG would be brought to Subic from Australia and Indonesia via a 94,000-ton
bulk carrier.
The order, which could be completed over the next few weeks, involves 10
bulk carriers that would mainly used to accommodate Iran's huge iron-ore imports as well as copper exports, the Wall Street Journal reported.
The depth of the port can only accommodate
bulk carriers weighing 7,000 metric tons and up to 10,000 metric tons during high tide.
KARACHI and BLUE SKY, container vessels SANTA BALBINA and APL BRISBANE; and
bulk carriers TAN BINH 22 and EQUATOR HARMONY.
MHI says the new
bulk carriers are designed to make an important contribution to international efforts to fight global warming, a demand that is especially strong in the case of oceangoing vessels.
MHI) has developed a new
bulk carrier which will enable reductions in CO2 emissions by about 25% compared with conventional averaged
bulk carriers.
However, it took about 100 years for
bulk carriers to come into their own, following World War II.
Bibby has moved away from LPG and chemical tankers into floating accommodation coastals and dry
bulk carriers.
NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-15 May 2009-Danish Torm to sell two
bulk carriers for EUR31.
SIR - Statistics recently released show that well over 200
bulk carriers have been lost at sea since 1991, and more than 800 seamen have lost their lives over the past decade.
