Royal Wagenborg’s newbuild EasyMax 2-type multipurpose vessel has been launched at the Royal Niestern Sander shipyard in the Netherlands.
The ship has a cargo capacity of more than 14.000 tonnes and a hold capacity of 625,000 cu ft (17,698 cu m).
Wagenborg said: “Our focus on energy efficiency resulted in over 60 percent savings in CO2- emissions compared to her peer group. We are proud the EasyMax is by far the greenest multipurpose vessel in her class.”
Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of Great Abidjan, the fourth G5-class multipurpose ro-ro vessel in a six-vessel order from Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Ulsan, South Korea.
Chinese-Polish multipurpose shipping line Chipolbrok has appointed Radoslaw Chmieliński as managing director of its Gdynia office.
Container shipping group MSC, through its subsidiary SAS Shipping Agencies Services Sàrl, has proposed a NOK7.64 billion (USD700 million) takeover of Norwegian ro-ro tonnage provider Gram Car Carriers (GCC).
Ro-ro carrier Wallenius Wilhelmsen and Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) have signed a 20-year terminal agreement consolidating the company’s port and logistics operations at the port of Brunswick.
Grimaldi Shipping Agency Shanghai has inaugurated its new offices in Sinar Mas Plaza.
The Netherlands-headquartered Fusie Engineers and Q3 Heavy Lift have teamed up to design a 140 m x 40 m flat-top barge that is tailored for transporting heavy cargo for offshore wind projects in Taiwan.
