CHINALAND SHIPPING agreed in 2023 to build four multipurpose heavy-lift ships at Huanghai Shipbuilding. The first of these, the 62,000 DWT CL PATRIOTISM, has now left the yard, marking an important step in the two companies’ cooperation.

A naming and delivery event for CL PATRIOTISM took place at Huanghai Shipbuilding on 26 January. With this ceremony, CHINALAND SHIPPING has brought three new ships into its fleet during January, following the earlier arrivals of CL EQUALITY, delivered at Taizhou in Jiangsu Province, and CL HARMONY, taken over in Jiangmen, Guangdong Province.

Built as a 62,000 DWT multipurpose heavy-lift vessel, CL PATRIOTISM is intended for the transportation of high-end equipment. The vessel offers up to 300 t of lifting capacity to handle oversized and heavy cargoes. Five large box-shaped cargo holds with wide hatch openings, together with more than 5,000 m² of unobstructed deck space, allow the ship to carry very long blades for wind turbines as well as other engineering equipment.