Bulk Carrier WORLD PROSPER delivered to Astraea Maritime

August 18, 2021

Kawasaki Heavy Industries announced that they have delivered the bulk carrier WORLD PROSPER, with a capacity of 82,000 DWT (Kawasaki hull No. 8069, NACKS hull No. NE342), for ASTRAEA MARITIME S.A. at Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering, which is located in Nantong City, China and operated jointly with China COSCO Shipping Corporation Limited (China COSCO Shipping).

Features and principal particulars of the vessel are as described below.

Features

The vessel has a flush deck with a forecastle and seven holds that are designed for optimum transport of grains, coal and the other products.
The vessel employs various technologies to achieve maximum fuel economy, including an energy-saving, electronically-controlled main diesel engine, high propulsive efficiency propellers, and the Kawasaki rudder bulb system with fins (RBS-F) and semi-duct system with contra fins (SDS-F), which all contribute to the vessel’s enhanced propulsion performance.

Delivery	August 12, 2021

Principal Particulars
Length overall	228.90 m
Molded breadth	32.24 m
Molded depth	20.20 m
Molded draft	14.50 m
Gross tonnage	43,987 t
Deadweight	82,065 t
Hold capacity	97,760 m³
Main engine	MAN B&W 6S60ME-C8.5 diesel engine x 1 SET
Speed	Approx. 14.2 knots
Complement	25 people
Classification	Lloyd’s Register of Shipping (LR)
Country of registration	Panama