AAL Limassol launches in China

07:00 - 02 January 2024

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Multipurpose heavy lift carrier AAL Shipping’s first Super B-class newbuilding, AAL Limassol, was successfully launched at the CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipyard in Guangzhou, China, last week.

In total, AAL Shipping will take delivery of six newbuildings. Five of the vessels will be named after major breakbulk ports – AAL Antwerp, AAL Hamburg, AAL Houston, AAL Dubai and AAL Dammam – while AAL Limassol is named in tribute to the town where AAL’s story first began in 1995.

The 32,200 dwt units, which have been designed and developed in cooperation with Columbia Shipmanagement, should start entering service next year. The vessels fit the mould of AAL Shipping’s fleet profile, which comprises predominantly larger multipurpose ships with heavy lifting capabilities. Each will feature three 350-tonne lifting capacity cranes that enable heavy cargoes to be loaded and stowed across the ship’s entire deck length. Maximum lift capacity is rated at 700 tonnes.

The Super B-class will be able to accommodate 60,000 freight tons (FRT) of cargo on a single sailing. A clear weather deck space of 146 m x 26 m will feature unique extendable pontoons that can increase stowage space even further. Under deck there will be two box-shaped cargo holds, one measuring 68 m x 25 m, and the other 38 m x 25 m. The Super B-class will be dual-fuel and methanol ready. It will be powered by 7,380 kW MAN main engine – supported by two 1,700 kW and one 1,065 kW auxiliary diesel generators.

AAL Limassol launches in China

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