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Order for six 4,200 tonne multi-purpose, heavy lift carriers
Short-sea business boosted
Alewijnse has won an order from Groningen-based
Shipkits B.V. to supply the complete electrical packages
for six 4,200 tonne multi-purpose, heavy lift carriers
currently being built in Poland. Four of the vessels
are destined for Urk-based Hartman Shipping B.V. and
two for Abis Shipping in Harlingen. The 110 metre long,
single-screw cargo vessels feature two heavy-duty 150
tonne cranes and are being constructed specifically for
the transportation of heavy cargo and containers.
Despite the heavy-duty equipment and high-tonnage
cargo that the vessels will carry, the single 4,000 kW main
propulsion unit will sustain a maximum speed of 17 knots
at sea. Manoeuvrability is assisted by two (bow and stern)
300 kW transverse thrusters. The VG4200 heavy lift vessels
will be the first of their type to have Alewijnse equipment
aboard, according to Alewijnse’s project manager
Bertran Smit, who is based in Drachten. “We are a trusted
supplier to Shipkits and have worked on similar projects
for them before, but not with the heavy lift capability of
these new vessels.”
In addition to building and installing the electrical packages
when the hulls arrive in the Netherlands for fitting
out, Alewijnse has also been entrusted with the engineering
work for all the vessels. For the two vessels that are
being built at Harlingen for Abis Shipping, Alewijnse is
delivering the electrical equipment, including all switchboards
and consoles, which are being pre-assembled in
Drachten and will be transported to north Holland for
installation when the respective yard takes delivery of
the vessels. For the 4 vessels that are being built at Urk,
Alewijnse is entrusted with the engineering and delivery
of some equipment. The complete installation will be outsourced
to Brouwer.
The first vessel for Hartman is scheduled to arrive in Urk
early in June and is expected to be ready for trials and
delivery to the owner in November. The first vessel for
Abis Shipping is scheduled to arrive in Harlingen at the
end of September and will be ready in February, 2014.
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