Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (MES) has developed a new green generation of bulk carriers with the launch of the 66,000dwt ship which it calls the 'neo Supramax 66BC MES said the new design will reduce CO_2 emissions by 30%. Although the 66BC is effectively an enlarged version of the 56,000dwt handymax bulk carrier, the new vessel has seen some major development work with a wide beam (36m) and a shallow draft which is taking into consideration the trade patterns of the 56BCs and the expansion of the Panama Canal, which is expected bv 2014.
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