xJiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Ltd. will launch the first Groot SUPER GREEN 8500 for Carisbrooke Shipping on 26 September 2011. It will be the first vessel ever with a Groot Cross-Bow to be launched in China.
The Groot Cross-Bow uses the ‘wave-piercing’ principle, which the designer, Groot Ship Design, says “cuts through the waves instead of riding onto the sea”.
The 8,500dwt Super Green 8500 design was produced by Groot for the Dutch/British company Carisbrooke Shipping. It is a multi-purpose cargo ship, and as well as the innovative bow it features low-resistance hull lines and an energy-saving propeller and nozzle configuration.

Dimensions:
Length o.a. : 109.95 m
Beam mld. : 17.40 m
Depth moulded to main deck: 11.40 m
Draft: 7.93 m
Air draft in ballast: approx 31.4 m
Deadweight (approx): 8500 tonnes
Gross tonnage (approx): 6143
Net tonnage (approx): 2458