BBC Chartering’s latest newbuild Lakermax vessel, BBC Sao Paulo, has passed sea trials.

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Source: Briese Schiffahrts

Like her sisterships, the 13,000 dwt multipurpose vessel is equipped with two Liebherr LS 250 cranes, which have a combined lifting capacity up to 500 tonnes and a maximum hoist of 36 m.

The design of the LakerMax vessels has been optimised to fit both the St. Lawrence Seaway and the Great Lakes. Last month, BBC Chartering marked a milestone in the newbuild programme with the inaugural transit of the BBC Houston through the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System as it delivered a full shipload of wind turbine blades to Erie, Pennsylvania.

The first vessel in the series, BBC Leer, was delivered last year.