by admin | Dec 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
Steel plates are the starting blocks of the new ship. Cut into carefully dimensioned sections, they will form the new vessel’s hull and deck. The steel plates are lowered into a plasma cutting basin and then submerged in water to control overheating and excess dust....
by admin | Dec 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
The ship’s structure begins to take shape as steel panels are welded together to form blocks. Constructed in the shipyard’s hull workshops, each block – 223 construction blocks in all – are assembled into 42 larger units that will be erected on the slipway prior to...
by admin | Dec 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
During tank testing, which takes place in the early stages in the design and engineering phase, a scaled model of the vessel undergoes resistance and propulsion tests to determine fuel consumption and maneuvering behavior.
by admin | Dec 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
Based on the operational profile and requirements of the vessel, the design and engineering phase begins at the onset of the newbuild project. The ship hull form undergoes a feasibility study to determine its resistance in water. Following a model tank testing...
by admin | Dec 14, 2020 | Uncategorized
The contract between CSL and Chengxi Shipyard for the construction of the new vessel was signed in August 2019. Once the contract signed, the shipyard assigns a hull number to the newbuild vessel for reference. In this case, the hull (the main body of steel of the...
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