TTS Group ASA, through its subsidiary TTS Marine AB in Sweden, has signed a contract worth approximately 75 MNOK (approx $13.6 Mln) with Xiamen Shipbuilding Industry Co., Ltd in China for the delivery of equipment to three NEW HORIZON Car Carriers that will be built for the Norwegian shipowner Hoegh Autoliners.
Deliveries will take place during 2014.
The vessels will be Post-Panamax type PCTCs, with a carrying capacity of 8 500 cars scheduled for delivery from 2015. The vessels include state of the art technology that will reduce the vessels impact on its environment. These NEW HORIZON PCTCs will be built on a new design which has been developed by Deltamarin over many years of industry experience.
Xiamen Shipbuilding Industries has previously delivered four PCTCs to Höegh Autoliners, in 2010 and 2011.
[mappress] Shipbuilding Tribune Staff, February 8, 2013