Sun Xiangyi Names GREAT AMBER

19 October 2023 - The delivery and naming ceremony for GREAT AMBER, an 8,2000-ton KAMSARMAX bulk carrier, was held in Nantong, Jiangsu. The vessel is ordered by CMB Financial Leasing Co., Ltd. (CMB Financial Leasing) and rented and operated by Hong Kong Ming Wah Shipping Co., Ltd. (HKMW) under China Merchants Energy Shipping Co., Ltd. (CMES Shipping). Zhang Lianhuai, President of CMB Financial Leasing, attended the event. Sun Xiangyi, Chairman of the Board of Supervisors of CMES, named the new vessel. Ms Ding Xiaojing, General Manager of the Global Markets & Treasury Department of CMB Financial Leasing, cut the mooring rope. Present was also Zhang Jinti, Assistant President of CMES and General Manager of HKMW.

GREAT AMBER is built by Nantong COSCO KHI Ship Engineering Co., Ltd. (NACKS). The selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system is used for its main frame and generator to meet the Tier III requirements for nitrogen oxide emission. Moreover, a new energy-saving device (SH-Fin) is utilized to strengthen energy conservation, and Phase 3 of the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) is met. Meanwhile, molded line design, leading in the industry, is adopted, with significantly increased hold capacity and deadweight tonnage.

The delivery of GREAT AMBER has manifested CMES' strategy of integrated development of light and heavy assets for its dry bulk segment and a central government-owned shipowner's practice of quickly obtaining transport capacity through the market-oriented cooperation with a central government-owned financial leasing company. Both parties will continue sincere cooperation, give play to their respective strengths, and jointly support the building of green, low-carbon, and sustainable fleets of CMES.