Shanghai Shipyard launches new bulker for Estonia

China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation’s (CSIC) Shanghai Shipyard has launched Admiral Schmidt, a new ice class bulk carrier being built for Estonian owner Platano Eesti OÜ.

The ship will have an LOA of 250 metres, a beam of 43 metres, a depth of 21.8 metres, a design draught of 13 metres, and a displacement of 108,000 tonnes once completed.

Designed to operate in temperatures as low as -25 degrees Celsius, Admiral Schmidt is fitted with an icebreaking sloping bow and anti-freezing equipment which includes ice paddles on the ship’s four 40-tonne cranes.