BigRoll Awards COSCO Two MC Class Module Carriers

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 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.

BigRoll Shipping is a joint venture of heavy lift shipping companies BigLift Shipping and RollDock Shipping.

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Press Release, September 13, 2013