On September 25, the last 9,400 TEU Container Ship (H1070) built for COSTAMARE was successfully launched, which marks the dry-dock construction of the first undertaken six 9,600 TEU Container ships was completed. Meanwhile, the first Capesize Bulk (H1061) built for China Shipping Development Company was floated in the drydock.
For H1070, from being floated till being launched, it took only 74 days which is much shorter than the 140 days for the first built container ship. For H1070, from keel laying till launching, it took only 165 days which was greatly shortened comparing with the 213 days of H1066/67. Both created the shortest record of dry-dock construction period.