Chinese shipbuilder Taizhou Sanfu Heavy Industry delivered a new multi-purpose cargo vessel to German shipping company the Briese Group on Wednesday, March 18.
The 11,000DWT BBC Geneva is the twelfth unit in a series of ships ordered by Germany’s Briese Group for the transport of bulk, heavy lift, and project cargo. The vessels will be operated under long-term time charters by Briese subsidiary BBC Chartering for worldwide trading.
The newbuild features two holds that are box-shaped and offer room for almost 26,000 cubic metres of cargo on a floor space of close to 5,000 square metres.
The bridge and the crew accommodation spaces are located at the front of the ship, while two cranes with a combined lifting capacity of 500 tonnes are fitted portside. This allows for an unobstructed 2,830 square metres of space on the weather deck.
BBC Geneva is also certified to operate with open hatches.
Whilst intended for worldwide trading with no fixed routes, the design has been optimised to still fit both the St Lawrence Seaway and the Great Lakes.