FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin A 2012-built Kamsarmax bulk carrier has been successfully converted into a 3,607 TEU containership in China, marking what the China Classification Society (CCS) describes as the largest and first major conversion of an approximately 80,000 dwt bulk carrier into a vessel of this type. The project was completed at Zhoushan Xinya Shipyard in Zhejiang Province, with formal completion recorded on 12 June 2026 after roughly six months of conversion work. The vessel, GUANG QI DE ER TA, was originally delivered in 2012 as a nearly 80,000 dwt SDARI-designed Kamsarmax bulk carrier featuring seven cargo holds. RelatedNews TTSB Investigation: Bulk carrier contact with wharf during departure Baltic Exchange: Maritime market highlights 8-12 June var jnews_module_21375781_0_6a312bbc30207 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21375781","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"471,87,3370,2969,1348","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"