Construction of Royal Wagenborg’s third EasyMax vessel has started at the Royal Niestern Sander shipyard in the Netherlands.
Wagenborg ordered the vessel earlier this year, as HLPFI reported here. It is slated to enter service in 2023.
The EasyMax concept is a multipurpose vessel with a cargo capacity of 14,000 tonnes and was jointly developed by Wagenborg and Royal Niestern Sander. This latest vessel will join sisterships Egbert Wagenborg and Máxima in Wagenborg’s fleet.
Shortsea shipping player Wilson placed an order for the construction of six 3,800 dwt newbuildings, plus an option for eight more. Wagenborg, meanwhile, is pressing on with EasyMax newbuilds.
BBC Chartering said that its fifth Lakermax newbuild multipurpose vessel, BBC Santiago, successfully passed sea trials last week.
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has issued a ‘refusal of access direction’ to the Netherlands-flagged general cargo ship Marsgracht, banning the ship from entering Australian ports for 180 days.
Vertom has placed an order for four 10,700 dwt geared tweendeckers at Chowgule Shipyards in India.
Damen Shipyards has delivered two Combi Freighter (CF) 5000 vessels to Squtrixo General Trading. Additionally, a CF 3850 will also be handed over to the company.
