Ferus Smit shipyard, on July 6th, carried out the launching ceremony for yard Nb. 416, the first of two ‘Trollmax bulkers’ built for Erik Thun A.B.
These are bulk oriented general cargo ships specially dimensioned to exactly fit through the locks of the trollhattan canal, connecting the Vanern (large interior lake of Southern Sweden) with the Port of Goteborg at the North Sea.
Thanks to a light high tensile steel hull construction and a very full hull form with a large bulb, the ships will carry an absolute maximum amount of cargo deadweight through the restricted dimensions of the canal and locks.
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Press Release, June 14, 2013