BigRoll Shipping announces that it has contracted COSCO Dalian Shipyard Co., LTD to build two MC Class Module Carriers for the transportation of ultra large and heavy modular cargoes. The vessels are scheduled for delivery in May 2015 and August 2015. The contract has an option for two additional vessels, the Company said in a news release.
The MC Class is designed with a focus on reliability of operations, short loading and discharging time, high service speed and low accelerations and will have Finnish Swedish 1A ice class notation. The vessels are DP2 prepared. Their overall length is 173 m with a beam of 42 m, giving the vessels a deck space of 42 by 125 m. The deck is completely free of manholes, air heads etc. The depth is 12 m and the maximum deadweight of the MC Class vessels is 21,000 mt. The vessels are highly suited to travel to remote areas such as the Arctic, as well as for direct offshore supply.
BigRoll Shipping is looking forward to a close cooperation with COSCO Dalian Shipyard in the detailed design and the construction of the vessels. “The market’s response to BigRoll Shipping and BigRoll’s MC Class design has been very positive and we are pleased we can now announce that the vessels will be available mid 2015” says Arne Hubregtse of BigRoll Shipping.
BigLift Shipping and RollDock Shipping merged into a new company to design, build and operate a fleet of state-of-the-art DP2 Module Carriers. Both companies have a strong reputation in the heavy lift market for finding innovative solutions for complex transportation jobs. Their fleets and activities are complementary with lo-lo, ro-ro and flo-flo vessels, so a complete shipping portfolio can be offered to clients. In BigRoll the commercial, technical and operational experience, knowledge and capacities of both companies come together, creating a high quality Module carrier ship-owner and operator from the start.