The Federal Bering bulk carrier called for the first time at the port of Antwerp on 16 November, the port’s press center says.
The recently built Federal Bering is in Antwerp for three days to load a consignment of 20,000 tonnes of steel for ArcelorMittal, ThyssenKrupp and other steel producers. In addition to this steel consignment it will also take on project cargo such as dryers, transformers etc.
With a length of 200 m and a capacity of 34,100 dwt the vessel represents a new generation of carriers for the Canadian shipping company Fednav. It will mainly be operated on the Great Lakes where Fednav is the market leader.
Fednav has already ordered 16 of this new generation of Lakers, the largest of their kind, all of them due for delivery between now and 2018.