VESSELS & SHIPYARDS

Naming ceremony for COSCO Valemax bulker

7 years ago

COSCO Shipping Heavy Industrys Yangzhou shipyard held a naming ceremony for the 398,595 dwt ‘Yuan Shen Hai’ on 18 April. The vessel is the second of a series of next generation Valemax very large ore carriers (VLOC) under construction with the Chinese shipyard. Once the vessel is delivered, it will be operated by COSCO Shippings Singapore-based subsidiary China Ore Shipping.

COSCO's very large ore carrier 'Yuan Shen Hai' will lift COSCO's fleet of Valemax bulkers to 14 (photo: COSCO Shipping).

COSCO Shipping Heavy Industrys Yangzhou shipyard held a naming ceremony for the 398,595 dwt ‘Yuan Shen Hai’ on 18 April. The vessel is the second of a series of next generation Valemax very large ore carriers (VLOC) under construction with the Chinese shipyard. Once the vessel is delivered, it will be operated by COSCO Shippings Singapore-based subsidiary China Ore Shipping.