Under construction
ABB HL500 1
The lead vessel of the HL500 series and the first of four heavy-lift newbuilds for Asia Break Bulk. Construction has started; delivery is planned for the fourth quarter of 2028.
- Planned delivery
- Q4 2028
- Current phase
- Contract signed
- Series
- HL500
At a glance
- Deadweight
- 12,600 t
- Lifting capacity in tandem
- 500 t
- MacGregor cranes
- 2 × 250 t
- Single box-shaped hold
- 89.38 m
- Ice class
- 1A
- Service speed
- 15 kn
Follow the build
From contract to delivery: the main phases of construction, followed by every update from the yard.
- Contract signed Current phase Newbuild agreements in place.
- Steel cutting Upcoming Construction starts at the yard.
- Keel laying Upcoming The first block is placed on the berth.
- Launch Upcoming The hull meets the water for the first time.
- Sea trials Upcoming Engine, cranes and systems are tested at sea.
- Delivery Upcoming Handover to Asia Break Bulk.
Build diary
The first build update will appear here as soon as it is published.
Designed for project cargo
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Lifts of up to 500 tonnes
Two 250-tonne MacGregor cranes work in tandem for lifts of up to 500 tonnes, with an outreach of up to 41 metres.
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One hold of more than 89 metres
A single box-shaped, open-hatch hold of 89.38 × 17.60 × 12.15 m takes long, heavy and oversized project cargo.
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Extra room on deck
The bridge-forward layout creates extra space for oversized cargo on deck.
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Winter trading
Ice class 1A allows trading to ice-affected areas in winter.
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Fuel-efficient
The design is optimised for fuel efficiency at a service speed of 15 knots and is IMO Tier III (SCR) compliant.
For us, this investment is not simply about adding four vessels to our fleet. It is about strengthening our capabilities, responding to evolving customer requirements and ensuring that we can confidently say “yes” to the increasingly complex transport challenges our customers will bring us in the years ahead.
Technical specifications
Download vessel description (PDF)Main data
- Length overall
- 149.90 m
- Length between perpendiculars
- 147.40 m
- Beam
- 22.80 m
- Summer draft
- 8.20 m
Cargo gear
- Cranes
- 2 × MacGregor TTS-NMF, 250 mt SWL each (portside)
- Tandem lift
- 500 mt
- Load / outreach
- SWL 250 mt at 4.0–19.0 m
SWL 160 mt at 4.0–30.0 m
SWL 125 mt at 4.0–38.0 m
SWL 45 mt at 4.0–41.0 m
Hold and hatches
- Holds / hatches
- 1 hold, 1 hatch
box-shaped, open hatch - Cargo capacity
- 18,800 cbm
- Hold (l × w × h)
- 89.38 × 17.60 × 12.15 m
- Deck (l × w)
- 124.76 × 22.80 m
- Hatch covers
- 4 folding + 3 lift-away panels + 4 folding
- Bulkheads
- 3 positions of grain bulkheads
4 panels
Tonnage
- Deadweight
- 12,600 mt
- Gross tonnage
- 11,500
- Net tonnage
- 4,500
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Floor space and deck strength
- Under deck floor space
- 3,069 m²
- On deck floor space
- 2,811 m²
- Total floor space
- 5,880 m²
- Tank top
- 20 mt/m²
- Tweendeck
- 4 mt/m²
- Weather deck
- 4 mt/m²
Container capacity
- Hold
- 346 TEU
- Deck
- 537 TEU
- Total
- 883 TEU
- Reefer
- 50
- Stack load hatch (20 ft / 40 ft)
- 60 mt / 80 mt
- Stack load tweendeck (20 ft / 40 ft)
- 40 mt / 60 mt
- Stack load hold (20 ft / 40 ft)
- 50 mt / 60 mt
- TEU slots for IMO cargo
- All deck and hold
Machinery and tanks
- Main engine
- MAN, 4,800 kW
- Bow thruster
- 600 kW
- Fuel grades
- VLSFO / MGO
- VLSFO capacity
- 600 cbm
- MGO capacity
- 250 cbm
- Service speed
- 15.0 kn
Special features
- Ice class
- 1A
- Dangerous goods
- IMO IMDG, all classes 1–9
- Emissions
- IMO Tier III (SCR) compliant
- Open hatch
- Certified
- Trading areas
- Australia / Great Lakes fitted
General information
- Type
- Multipurpose heavy-lift project vessel, tweendecker
- Design
- SDARI Octopus 12.6 class
- Classification
- DNV
- Shipyard
- Shangdong Port Marine Equ.
- P&I club
- Int. Skuld
- Call sign
- To be announced
- IMO number
- To be announced
- Port of registry
- To be announced
- Flag state
- To be announced
All details including speed are given in good faith and can vary on the individual vessels. They are considered “about”, are given without guarantee and shall not be used as basis for contracts without prior written confirmation from Asia Break Bulk.
Sister vessels
All four vessels-
Coming soon
ABB HL500 2
Plan your project cargo on the HL500 series
Talk to our chartering team about long, heavy and complex cargo on the new vessels, or download the vessel description for the full technical details.
