Largest heavy-lift vessel Guang Hua Kou launched at Guangzhou Shipyard International

COSCOL’s 98,000t DWT newbuilding semi-submersible vessel “Guang Hua Kou” was successfully launched on April 28th at Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI). The “Guang Hua Kou” will be one of the largest vessels of its type when delivered end of this year, COSCO said in its media release.

COSCO Heavy Transport
With more than 35 years experience, COSCO Heavy Transport is widely recognized as a leader in the semi-submersible market. The Company specializes in handling high value heavy cargoes and has a long track record of providing safe, reliable and fast transports by means of Float-on/Float-off,Roll-on/Roll-off, Skid-on/Skid-off and Lift-on/Lift-off operations. We also pioneered the market leading DP2 Floatover Installation method of large offshore equipment utilizing our DP2 semi-submersible fleet of vessels.

COSCO Shipping Company Ltd.
COSCO Shipping Company Limited (COSCOL) focuses its core business on the transportation of special cargoes including oversized, super-heavy and cargoes not suited for containers. COSCOL is the only company worldwide with a fleet comprising a wide variety of modern Semi-submersible, Heavy-lift Vessels, Conventional Heavy-lift Vessels, RO-RO/LO-LO, PCC, Multipurpose and General Cargo Vessels.

China COSCO Shipping Corporation Ltd.
China COSCO Shipping is an international giant in shipping and modern logistics. The total fleet comprises of 1,114 vessels with a capacity of 85.32 million DWT, ranking No.1 in the world. Its container fleet capacity is 1.58 million TEU, ranking the fourth in the world. Its self-owned dry bulk fleet (365 vessels/33.52 million DWT), tanker fleet (120 vessels/17.85 million DWT), general cargo and specialized cargo fleet (3 million DWT), are No.1 in the world in terms of capacity.