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2NewbuildingOn April 1st, COSCO GuangdongShipyard held a naming ceremonyfor the 3rd 57,000 DWT bulkcarrier, N221, being built for theIndian owner APJ Company. Thegodmother, Mrs. Shirin Paul,named the vessel “SHIRIN”. About200 people attended the namingceremony, among whom were Mrs.Shirin Paul, the Honorary Chairmanof APJ shipping company, Mr. KaranPaul, the Chairman of APJ shippingcompany, Mr. S.S. Mahapatra, theChief Executive of APJ shippingcompany, Mr. Alan Sharp, the G.Mof LR Class in the South ChinaArea, on-site representatives andMr. Xiao Zijian, the Assistant G.M.of Commercial HQ, leaders ofthe shipyard and staff from shipN298 deliveredO n M a r c h 2 8 t h , C O S C ODalian Shipyard delivered the57,000 DWT bulk carrier N298to the Greek owner CommonProgress. Mr. Gao Yongqiang,the deputy G.M. of the yard, Mr.Savvas Filippoglou, the on-sitesupervision manager of CommonProgress and other work teammembers co-witnessed the57,000DWT BULK CARRIERN221 naming ceremonybuilding system.At the naming ceremony, Mr.Huan Yueshi, the Deputy G.M.of COSCO Guangdong Shipyard,expressed his honest appreciationsigning ceremony.T h e v e s s e l i s t h e s i x t h57,000 DWT bulk carrier for thecompany. Mr. Savvas Filippoglouexpressed his appreciation forthe hard work the shipyard hadput in to complete the vesselon time and fully affirmed theproject’s quality control and thepost delivery service provided.for the APJ Company’s support Shipyard for completion of 21 shipand said the shipyard will make construction projects and highlyits best effort to complete the praised the high constructionremaining work. Mr. Karan Paul quality and professional team thecongratulated COSCO Guangdong yard provided.N341 launched successfullyOn April 5th, the 3rd 57,000 efforts to control and strengthenDW bulk carrier, N341, being the launching process andbuilt for the Turkish company conducted air tightness testingER Group, was towed onto the on the vessel.floating dock “Cuihuashan”in T h e ya r d h a s b u i l t t w oCOSCO Guangdong Shipyard, vessels for ER Group,The othersmoothly achieving “whole two57,000 dwt and two 35,000ship”launching. Before the dwt bulk carriers are now underlaunch, the yard made their best construction and on schedule.Cattle ship steelcutting in COSCOGuangdongOn April 4th, COSCO GuangdongShipyard held a steel cuttingceremony for the first cattle ship,being built for Australian owner,Vroon B.V. It is the first time forCOSCO Guangdong Shipyardto undertake building such aspecialised type ship. Now thepreparation work for the ship seriesis proceeding smoothly.Dumb barge steelcutting ceremonyOn April 13th, two dumb barges,being built for the Dutch company,Dockwise Shipping B.V., kicked offconstruction in COSCO ZhoushanS h i p ya rd. M r. A N DY T I M M S,the ship owner representative,representatives from LR class andMr. Cao Hua, the Party Secretaryof COSCO Zhoushan Shipyard,attended the cutting ceremony.The dumb barge measures 60meters in length, 40 meters in widthand 6 meters in depth. Dockwiseis an oil & gas service companyproviding logistical managementof large and heavy structures.Key services are Heavy MarineTransport, Offshore Transport &Installation and Onshore IndustrialProjects. It is the first time thecompany has cooperated withCOSCO Zhoushan Shipyard.82,00DWT BULK CARRIERSteel cuttingceremony forN413 / N414N201 launchingN365 keel layingO n A p r i l 1 7 t h , C O S C OZ h o u s h a n S h i p ya rd h e l d alaunching ceremony for N201,t h e f i r s t 5 7, 0 0 0 D W T b u l kcarrier, being built for U-MingMarine Transport Corporation.Representatives from the shipowner and DNV attended theceremony.It is reported that the secondvessel, N201, is now underconstruction and on schedule.On April 4th, COSCO Guangdong57,000DWT bulk carrier, beingShipyard held a keel built for HARBOR SHIPPINGlaying ceremony for N365, the Company.N195 / N196 launchingO n A p r i l 1 4 t h , C O S C OZ h o u s h a n S h i p ya rd h e l d alaunching ceremony for N195a n d N 1 9 6 , t h e t h i r d a n dfourth vessels in the series of57,000DWT bulk carriers beingbuilt for Leros Management S.A.Company.The other two ships in theseries of the same ship type builtby COSCO Zhoushan Shipyardfor the company have completedsea trials and the final remainingwork is now being carried out.On April 2nd, the steel cuttingceremony for two 82,000 dwt bulkcarriers (N413 and N414), beingbuilt for Korean owner Daelim,took place in COSCO ZhoushanShipyard. These are the first82,000 DWT bulk carriers to bebuilt by the yard. Mr. T.S.GWEON,representative of the owner,representatives of KR class societyand Mr. Zhao Fuqiang, the DeputyG.M. of COSCO Zhoushan Shipyard,attended the ceremony.Combining KPS, PSPC andTime Quota Management asa whole, the project enrichedthe company’s product line andrepresent key modern practices inthe implementation of modern shipnew-building.