World's first 41,800-tonne bidirectional sailing self-unloader sets sail from China's Yangzhou

A drone photo taken on July 29, 2026 shows the vessel WONTANARA sailing from Jiangdu District of Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. The vessel WONTANARA, a 41,800-tonne self-unloading bulk carrier, set sail from the wharf of Chengxi Shipyard of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) here on Wednesday, and will be put into operation on international routes.

The ship has claimed three global industry milestones. It is the world's largest deadweight shallow-water transshipment self-unloader, the fastest self-unloading vessel and the first bidirectional sailing self-unloader in its tonnage class worldwide.

Constructed by CSSC Chengxi Shipyard, the vessel WONTANARA spans 215 meters in length, 42 meters in beam and 14.5 meters in moulded depth, with a 29,000-cubic-meter cargo hold capacity. (Photo by Meng Delong/Xinhua)

A drone photo taken on July 29, 2026 shows the vessel WONTANARA sailing from Jiangdu District of Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. The vessel WONTANARA, a 41,800-tonne self-unloading bulk carrier, set sail from the wharf of Chengxi Shipyard of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) here on Wednesday, and will be put into operation on international routes.

The ship has claimed three global industry milestones. It is the world's largest deadweight shallow-water transshipment self-unloader, the fastest self-unloading vessel and the first bidirectional sailing self-unloader in its tonnage class worldwide.

Constructed by CSSC Chengxi Shipyard, the vessel WONTANARA spans 215 meters in length, 42 meters in beam and 14.5 meters in moulded depth, with a 29,000-cubic-meter cargo hold capacity. (Photo by Meng Delong/Xinhua)

A drone photo taken on July 29, 2026 shows the vessel WONTANARA sailing from Jiangdu District of Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. The vessel WONTANARA, a 41,800-tonne self-unloading bulk carrier, set sail from the wharf of Chengxi Shipyard of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) here on Wednesday, and will be put into operation on international routes.

The ship has claimed three global industry milestones. It is the world's largest deadweight shallow-water transshipment self-unloader, the fastest self-unloading vessel and the first bidirectional sailing self-unloader in its tonnage class worldwide.

Constructed by CSSC Chengxi Shipyard, the vessel WONTANARA spans 215 meters in length, 42 meters in beam and 14.5 meters in moulded depth, with a 29,000-cubic-meter cargo hold capacity. (Photo by Meng Delong/Xinhua)

A drone photo taken on July 29, 2026 shows the vessel WONTANARA sailing from Jiangdu District of Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. The vessel WONTANARA, a 41,800-tonne self-unloading bulk carrier, set sail from the wharf of Chengxi Shipyard of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) here on Wednesday, and will be put into operation on international routes.

The ship has claimed three global industry milestones. It is the world's largest deadweight shallow-water transshipment self-unloader, the fastest self-unloading vessel and the first bidirectional sailing self-unloader in its tonnage class worldwide.

Constructed by CSSC Chengxi Shipyard, the vessel WONTANARA spans 215 meters in length, 42 meters in beam and 14.5 meters in moulded depth, with a 29,000-cubic-meter cargo hold capacity. (Photo by Meng Delong/Xinhua)

A drone photo taken on July 29, 2026 shows the vessel WONTANARA setting sail from Jiangdu District of Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. The vessel WONTANARA, a 41,800-tonne self-unloading bulk carrier, set sail from the wharf of Chengxi Shipyard of China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) here on Wednesday, and will be put into operation on international routes.