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PPG China Ship Huge Ship Blocks |
 PPG member for China, Shanghai Ocean Knight Shipping, Inc, has successfully concluded the transportation for total 9pcs (Total: 6,983.34cbm, 831.5tonnes) of ship blocks fm JiangYin Port, JiangSu province, China. The blocks are scheduled to arrival at a ship-building plant in Kaohsiung, Taiwan on 6 July, 2008.
Individual dimensions and gross weight for each block are as follows:
| Item No. |
L (meters) |
W (meters) |
H (meters) |
Gross Wt (tonnes) |
| 1. |
12.8 |
4.8 |
4.2 |
40.5 |
| 2. |
6.2 |
4.9 |
5.7 |
23.4 |
| 3. |
9.3 |
5.3 |
6.5 |
44.6 |
| 4. |
10.3 |
11.7 |
6.2 |
130.7 |
| 5. |
9.4 |
11.7 |
3.9 |
135.6 |
| 6. |
19.8 |
10.3 |
5.1 |
107.5 |
| 7. |
19.8 |
10.3 |
5.1 |
108.1 |
| 8. |
19.6 |
14.4 |
4.7 |
102.3 |
| 9. |
19.6 |
17.9 |
4.7 |
138.8 |
The shipper delivered the 9pcs by a river barge from the factory to Jiangyin port alongside the ship. Ocean Knight’s services included loading from the barge onto the ship by floating crane; lashingand securing on board the ship; seafreight transport to Kaohsiung port; and unloading at the private berth of the ship building plant in Kaohsiung. The loading operation at Jiangyin commenced on 26 June. After completion of loading, the cargo lashing/securing operation on board the barge was completed on 28 June. The 9pcs were well stowed and secured on board the barge; finally the barge departed fm Jiangyin port on 29 June and arrived Kaohsiung on 6 July. After vessel arrived Kaohsiung, the unloading operation of 9pcs by floating crane commenced on 7 July and completed the same day.
    
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