Converted aquaculture vessel delivered in China

China State Shipbuilding Corporation subsidiary Shanhaiguan Shipbuilding Industry has handed over a converted oceangoing aquaculture vessel to local company Senhei MK.

Zhedai Yuyang 60001 has an LOA of 224.9 metres, a beam of 32.2 metres, a draught of 18.5 metres, and accommodation for 30 personnel. The vessel boasts seven harvesting tanks with a total capacity of approximately 80,000 cubic metres.

The vessel was originally built as a Panamax bulk carrier. While retaining sufficient buoyancy and the original hull's structural strength, holes were opened on the side and bottom of the hull to allow seawater to enter the harvesting tanks.

The hull has also been reinforced to have a service life of 20 years and to be able to withstand Beaufort force 17 conditions with wind speeds in excess of 108 knots.

Design work on Zhedai Yuyang 60001 was undertaken jointly by the China Ship Development and Design Centre and the China Shipbuilding Group's 714 Research Institute in compliance with China Classification Society rules.