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 <strong>co</strong>mpany, Mr. KaranPaul, the Chairman of APJ shipping<strong>co</strong>mpany, Mr. S.S. Mahapatra, theChief Executive of APJ shipping<strong>co</strong>mpany, 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 <strong>shipyard</strong> 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 <strong>co</strong>-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 the<strong>co</strong>mpany. Mr. Savvas Filippoglouexpressed his appreciation forthe hard work the <strong>shipyard</strong> hadput in to <strong>co</strong>mplete the vesselon time and fully affirmed theproject’s quality <strong>co</strong>ntrol and thepost delivery service provided.for the APJ Company’s support Shipyard for <strong>co</strong>mpletion of 21 shipand said the <strong>shipyard</strong> will make <strong>co</strong>nstruction projects and highlyits best effort to <strong>co</strong>mplete the praised the high <strong>co</strong>nstructionremaining work. Mr. Karan Paul quality and professional team the<strong>co</strong>ngratulated COSCO Guangdong yard provided.N341 launched successfullyOn April 5th, the 3rd 57,000 efforts to <strong>co</strong>ntrol and strengthenDW bulk carrier, N341, being the launching process andbuilt for the Turkish <strong>co</strong>mpany <strong>co</strong>nducted 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 <strong>co</strong>nstruction 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 <strong>co</strong>mpany,Dockwise Shipping B.V., kicked off<strong>co</strong>nstruction 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 <strong>co</strong>mpanyproviding logistical managementof large and heavy structures.Key <strong>services</strong> are Heavy MarineTransport, Offshore Transport &Installation and Onshore IndustrialProjects. It is the first time the<strong>co</strong>mpany has <strong>co</strong>operated 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 se<strong>co</strong>ndvessel, N201, is now under<strong>co</strong>nstruction 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 <strong>co</strong>mpany have <strong>co</strong>mpletedsea 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 <strong>co</strong>mpany’s product line andrepresent key modern practices inthe implementation of modern shipnew-building.
Offshore 3DDD starting testsOn April 19th, The Dalian Develop Drillship successfully<strong>co</strong>mpleted starting tests for its No. 1 generator set atCOSCO Dalian Shipyard. This marks the project enteringinto its equipment <strong>co</strong>mmissioning stage.FSO “Geudondong” LQ shift onboardSeadrill T-17 keel layingMT Geudondong is a tankerto-FSO<strong>co</strong>nversion project forthe Indonesian owner, PertaminaShipping. The main <strong>co</strong>nversionjobs are the addition of the newliving quarter module, helideckfabrication and E/R <strong>co</strong>nversion.From 10th to 14th of March, theyard finished the shifting of thenew living quarters and helideckfrom a barge onboard the FSOsuccessfully and ac<strong>co</strong>rding toschedule. They weigh about440 tonnes and 155 tonnesrespectively and the capacity ofthe living quarters is 150 persons.Following the installation of theliving quarters onboard, the yardare now <strong>co</strong>ntinuing with thepainting, piping, ceiling, floor,and furniture etc. Also, variousmechanical equipment items arenow being installed ac<strong>co</strong>rding tothe schedule. The yard are nowplanning the <strong>co</strong>mmissioning andtesting for all systems during thenext phase of work.N370 successfully launched and dockedCOSCO Nantong Shipyardrecently achieved huge successwith the keel laying of the SeadrillT-17 drilling tender, the third tenderbarge built by the yard for Seadrill.The precision <strong>co</strong>ntrol teamin Hull department optimizedt h e i r c u t t i n g p r o g r a m a n dimproved ship precision <strong>co</strong>ntrol byanalyzing procedure <strong>co</strong>mpensationand margins, calculating theappropriate erection bias, closuredifference, assembly allowance,assembly gap and other datato <strong>co</strong>mplete the “whole ship nomargin” keel laying.On March 23rd, the windturbine installation vessel, beingdesigned and built for the Danishowner A2SEA by COSCO NantongShipyard, was successfully launched.The vessel measures 132.34min length, 39m in depth and isable to operate in 45m of water.Equipped with a DPII systemand a special VOITH thruster,the vessel has outstandingmaneuverability in shallow waters.After launching, the number 3retractable propeller was installedon “Yutong 8” barge.On April 8th, the vessel wassuccessfully docked at the QidongOffshore Base ready for the yardto <strong>co</strong>mplete the erection of thefour legs, 800T crane installationand system <strong>co</strong>mmissioning andother projects.OFFSHORE PROJECTS ON PROGRESS150M SSBDDDOCTABUOYGM4000T-15 DRILLING TENDER BARGERT-16 DRILLING TENDER BARGERT-17 DRILLING TENDER BARGERSEA INSTALLEROCTABUOY TOPSIDE MODULELETOURNEAU WORKHORSE 1LETOURNEAU WORKHORSE 2SEVAN 650 3#SEVAN 650 4#