On Jan 8, the Keel-Laying of the 1^st 51,000 DWT bulk carrier built for domestic owner was held inside the Dry Dock at Taizhou CATIC.

The main particulars of the Vessel: Loa: 199.95m; Bm: 32.26m; Dm: 16.50m; Design Draft: 10.50m; Class: CCS. The vessel adopts start-of-art optimized design of flap rudder ball to improve the convolution function and MAN B&W 6S46ME-B8.2-TII type Main Engine characterized with low fuel oil consumption and reduced emission of NOx achieved via exhaust bypass.