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The 350 meters long COSCO Guangzhou has a beam of 43 meters. This features many unique and innovative design features which is not usually found in ships of its size, one of its unique features is that it has a type of paint that decreases water resistance which results in increase in its speed. Its fuel and Lubricant oil consumptions are 4 percent less than other ships of its size. The bridge equipments of ship includes gadgets like:
Automatic identification system (AIS): Used to automatically identify other ships to avoid collision with them.
GPS: Provides navigations.
Automatic radar plotting aid: Shows nearby ships and massive structures to avoid collision.
In terms of stats this ship has some particulars worth knowing. The vessel was built in 2006 by Hyundai Heavy Industries. The operator of this ship is COSCO SHIPPING Lines. Its port of registry is Valletta. The gross tonnage of this vessel is 109149 (tons) and its net tonnage is 52743 (tons). The total cargo capacity of this vessel is 9469 (TEU) which more than Panama Vessel. The Classification of this vessel is done by DVN GL which is the biggest classification society. In terms of speed, this Vessel has the Mitsubishi engines which provide 52,650 hp, and a cruising speed of 24.5 knots.
The COSCO Guangzhou ship is widely used to carry truck sized containers from one port to another port. The Vessel can alone fit nine thousand and four hundred containers at once. Some containers carry goods in them but most of its containers carry hazardous chemicals and that is why it is classified as Cargo - Hazard A (Major) AIS type which is more hazardous than Panama vessel. This type of cargo is so dangerous that it can kill someone upon contact or exposure, but it is the expertise of this ship's crew that till now, no incidents have been reported.
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