Following its successful delivery of LPG carriers, Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) has begun building two new types of ships: open hatch general cargo carriers (OHGCC) and pure car/truck carriers (PCTC). HMD held a steel cutting ceremony for Hull No. 8001 on October 7^th. This is the first of four 49,000-dwt OHGCCs for Grieg shipping of Norway.

These new vessels can load diverse types of cargo and are equipped with two gantry cranes that can load and unload cargo in small harbors without external cargo handling gear. A steel cutting ceremony was held for Hull No. 8032, a PCTC for Dutch shipowner, Vroon on Oct. 17^th. The PCTC has 10,900-dwt capacity and can carry 3,500 cars. A steel cutting ceremony for Hull No. 8032 was held on October 17^th.