Engineering provider MacGregor has confirmed an order to deliver hatch covers, cranes, deck machinery and steering gear to two new 25,600DWT dual-fuelled handysize bulk carriers for Finnish owner ESL Shipping.
The ice-class vessels are the first to be built to new classification society rules introduced January 2016 and introduce LNG-powered bulkers to the market.
For each vessel MacGregor will deliver three K3030-4 mechanical grab cargo cranes with a safe working load of 30 tonnes at 30-metres outreach, a design and key components package for multifolding-type hatch covers, electrically-driven Hatlapa deck machinery and Porsgrunn steering gear.
The 160-metre vessels are being built to B.Delta26LNG-design, developed between Deltamarin and ESL Shipping, by Sinotrans and CSC Shipbuilding Industry Cooperation's Qingshan Shipyard in China.
The first vessel is scheduled for delivery at the end of 2017 and the second in early 2018. They will primarily be used to carry raw materials for steel and energy industries in the Gulf of Bothnia and Baltic Sea.
For futher information contact: Cargotec, Finland
Web: www.cargotec.com