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Liaoning: Livestock ship delivered in Dalian

Published on 03/16 2017  Source: China National Radio

     

China's first home-developed livestock transport ship, the Changhe, was delivered in Dalian on March 10. Modified from a cargo container carrier, the ship is about 130 meters long, 20 meters wide and weighs 11,672 metric tons. It has a volume of 6,400 cubic meters and is capable of carrying 5,000 cattle or 16,000 sheep.