COSCO Shipping Welcomes Eco-Friendly Pulp Vessel Trio

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COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers, a unit of China’s COSCO Shipping Group, has welcomed three new energy-efficient pulp carriers into its fleet, reports Offshore Energy.

Two new sister vessels

As disclosed, the company introduced two sister vessels COSCO SHIPPING Ji Xiang and COSCO SHIPPING Ru Yi into its fleet. The ships have a length of 201.8 meters, a width of 32.2 meters, and a cargo capacity of 72,000 cbm.

Features

The 88,000-cbm ship features a length of 225 meters, a width of 32.26 meters, and a draft of 14.5 meters. Its maiden voyage will be from China to South America.

The company highlighted that it plans to upgrade its fleet with energy-efficient ships in the future.

In the recent news, COSCO Shipping Specialized Carriers held a naming ceremony for another newbuild, an environmentally friendly 77,000 dwt multipurpose pulp vessel.

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Source: Offshore Energy