Maritime Executive Article: Rio Tinto Takes Delivery of Record-Setting Self-Unloader Built by CSSC
China State Shipbuilding Corp. (CSSC) delivered Wontanara, the first of five self-unloaders built for Rio Tinto’s Simandou iron ore project in Guinea, on July 21. Each 41,800-dwt vessel is designed for shallow-water transshipment at 14.5 meters draft, discharging ore at 12,000 tons per hour — a claimed 71 percent efficiency gain over the prior record. The bidirectional, diesel-electric ships will ferry ore to larger ocean-going carriers offshore. Built in 14 months at Yangzhou shipyard, the class will be fully delivered by mid-2027.
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Maritime Executive Article: Rio Tinto Takes Delivery of Record-Setting Self-Unloader Built by CSSC
