Daehan Shipbuilding christens 'Mystic'

Daehan Shipbuilding has christened its new 170,500DWT vessel, at its shipyard located in Haenam, Korea.

The vessel has been christened ‘Mystic'. This vessel has an overall length of 289 metres, and a 45-metre beam, and is the first in a series of eight capesize bulk carriers ordered from the Norwegian Golden Ocean. The second vessel in the series is currently 70 per cent complete and will be delivered at the end of August Ms SB Choi, the wife of the Jeonnam province governor, JY Park, was the sponsor of the DNV-classed vessel. ‘Mystic' has a total engine output of 18,660kW and has a maximum speed of 15.4 knots. Daehan Shipbuilding has received global recognition for building an eco-friendly ship that satisfies the standards of CSR of IACS for the first time in the Korean shipbuilding history.
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