New ship for Norwegian shipping company

Papenburg, 30.05.2006 - Bertram Engelsen, Technical Director from the Norwegian shipping company Solvang ASA, pushed the button of the computer-controlled plasma torch for the steel construction of the second out of a series of four gas tankers. This machine cuts the first steel plate and hallmarked the start of construction of the new ship.

The LEG/LPG tankers will have a length overall of 154.9 m, a breadth of 22.70 m and a cargo capacity of 17,000 m3. They will be able to operate at a speed of 17 knots. Fully loaded with ethylene cooled down to minus 104°C, the ships will have a draught of 8.10 m. In addition to ethylene, the tankers will also be able to carry vinyl chloride monomer, ammonia and propylene oxide, cooled down to minus 48° C.

Deliveries of these special vessels, yard numbers S. 653, S. 654, S. 681 and S. 682, are scheduled for the 3rd and 4th quarter of 2007 and the 3rd and 4th quarter of 2008. Especially regarding the outfitting of the vessel the sister company of MEYER WERFT, NEPTUN WERFT in Rostock, will be involved.

Hence these four newbuildings are a continuation of the two 12,500 m3 sized gas tankers, Clipper Harald and Clipper Viking, built for Solvang in 1998/1999 by MEYER WERFT.