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Chinese yard to build non sea water ballast ships

Chinese yard to build non sea water ballast ships
Ningbo: Chinese firm Ningbo Dongfang Shipyard won newbuilding orders to construct two 6,500 dwt tankers a two 4,500 dwt tankers for Zhejiang Huayan Shipping and Guangdong Zhanjiang Fuda Shipping.

The double pair of newbuildings will be the first non sea water ballast ships to be built in China.

The newbuildings will be delivered by 2013 and employed in Singapore and Southeast Asia routes.

Designers claimed the non sea water ballast ships are more responsive to the new energy efficiency design index (EEDI) and ship energy efficiency management plan (SEEMP) of IMO and saves costs in construction, operation, maintenance, and improves environmental protection.

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