Yard number 850 was launched successfully at shipyard Royal Niestern Sander, Wagenborg said in its press release.
This ice-strengthened multipurpose vessel of the EasyMax type, commissioned by Wagenborg and affiliated partners, with a cargo capacity of over 14.000 tonnes, measuring 149m in length and 15,90 in width, is the largest vessel ever built at a yard situated on the landside of the dikes in the North of the Netherlands.
The vessel will be delivered by the yard in April 2017 when christening and name giving will also take place.