Wijnne Barends has taken delivery of the third in a series of four newbuild vessels from a yard in China – Lady Menna.
The shortsea cargo ships feature LNG propulsion systems, have a deadweight capacity of 5,900 tonnes and a length of 115 m.
For its maiden trip, Lady Menna is transporting wind turbine blades to Europe.
Shortsea shipping specialist Wijnne Barends has taken delivery of the 5,000 dwt newbuild Lady Marie Christine.
Wijnne Barends, based in the Netherlands, has placed an order with China’s WuHu Shipyard for four shortsea cargo ships featuring LNG propulsion systems.
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Bore and Wijnne Barends, both part of the Spliethoff Group, have partnered with UPM to design and build seven newbuild ships for the latter’s transport operations in Europe.
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.
