Norwegian class society DNV GL says the world's first intelligent very large ore carrier (iVLOC) has been delivered in China.
The 400,000-dwt Pacific Vision was handed over by Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipyard (SWS) to China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) this week.
The vessel is the first VLOC to implement DNV GL’s SmartShip descriptive notation, it said.
To qualify, the bulker has been outfitted with an integration platform, a smart navigation decision support system, a ship energy efficiency management and optimisation system, and a smart-vessel operation and maintenance system.
