Dry Cargo Vessel News Roundup | January 6 – German multi-purpose ship construction plus bulker and car carrier orders

India's Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) recently laid the keel of a new multi-purpose cargo vessel ordered by German shipping company Carsten Rehder Schiffsmakler und Reederei.

Upon completion, the vessel will have an LOA of 120 metres, a beam of 17 metres, a maximum draught of 6.75 metres, a deadweight of 7,500, a hybrid propulsion system, and a deck capable of transporting bulk cargo, project cargo, general cargo, and oversized renewable energy components such as offshore wind turbine blades.