Yangzijiang Shipbuilding to Launch China’s First Groot SUPER GREEN 8500 Vessel

Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Ltd. will launch the first Groot SUPER GREEN 8500 for Carisbrooke Shipping on 26 September 2011. It will be the first vessel ever with a Groot Cross-Bow to be launched in China.

The Groot Cross-Bow uses the ‘wave-piercing’ principle, which the designer, Groot Ship Design, says “cuts through the waves instead of riding onto the sea”.

The 8,500dwt Super Green 8500 design was produced by Groot for the Dutch/British company Carisbrooke Shipping. It is a multi-purpose cargo ship, and as well as the innovative bow it features low-resistance hull lines and an energy-saving propeller and nozzle configuration.

Dimensions:

Length o.a. : 109.95 m

Beam mld. : 17.40 m

Depth moulded to main deck: 11.40 m

Draft: 7.93 m

Air draft in ballast: approx 31.4 m

Deadweight (approx): 8500 tonnes

Gross tonnage (approx): 6143

Net tonnage (approx): 2458