China: MV Andesborg Leaves Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding and Starts Its Maiden Voyage

On September 16th Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Shanghai, delivered m.v. Andesborg. Preceded by Amstelborg, Arneborg, Amazoneborg, Asiaborg, Americaborg, Australiaborg, Africaborg, Atlanticborg, Avonborg, Alaskaborg, Azoresborg, Arubaborg, Albanyborg, Aragonborg, Adriaticborg and Andesborg, the Amurborg is the seventeenth in a row of Wagenborg’s 1A ice-classed, multipurpose vessels of 17500 ton DWT, geared with three 60 ton deck-cranes, the Chinese yard is building for Wagenborg.

The maiden voyage will take the Amurborg from Japan with rice to Benin, W-Africa.

General information:

LOA: 142.89 metres

Width: 21.50 metres

Hold: 13.30 metres

Main engine: 7500 kW Wärtsilä 6L46F

Service speed: 17 mile

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Source: wagenborg, September 19, 2011;