Croatia: Brodosplit Delivers Fourth P-MAX Tanker

Angelique Burgess, general director of Concordia Maritime – Bermuda, and Mr. Neven Jug, manager of Construction and Sales Department of Brodosplit, signed papers for construction of new vessels . Concordia Maritime is a long-term partner of Brodosplit Shipyard in which twelve vessels is built for that company. Ten of those twelve are P-MAX tankers.

Hull 465 is the last of four P-MAX which Brodosplit built for the Swedish owner in this serie. Already, ”Stena Paris”, ”Stena Performance” and ”Stena Progress” were recognized internationally as Ships of the Year in their category. Concordia Maritime is one of long-term partners of Brodosplit in building sofisticated ships.

About Hull 465

P-MAX tanker with 182,99 m length, 40 m breadth, 17,90 m depth and 65.055 t deadweight will be able to develop speed of 15,1 kn thanks to two engines MAN-B&W type 6S46 MC-C, each of 7860 kW at 129 r/min, built in Brodosplit’s diesel engine factory.

The MAX concept means that the vessels are designed for maximum loading capacity in shallow waters. They have been designed according to a new concept for safer oil transportation with double main engines in two completely separate engine rooms, double rudders and steering gear, two propellers and double control systems.

The building was supervised by Bureau Veritas – Classification society.

The shipyard Brodosplit has been in its current location since 1932. Its location in the northern side of Split, in Kaštela bay, is extremely convenient, providing all the necessary infrastructure and superstructure for the shipbuilding business. The passenger and cargo port (which are among the biggest ones in Croatia and Meditteranean by the amount of cargo and No. of passengers) are in the immediate vicinity; the international airport is twenty miles away, while the town center, with all the historical and cultural monuments, is only a ten minute walk away.

At this point Brodosplit grows into the largest Croatian shipyard, today covering an area of 560 000 square meters. Brodosplit’s wider expansion within the demanding international market started in the second half of the past century.

The authority of Brodosplit among the international shipbuilding circles and the trust of many clients in the company’s experts are the result of many years of successful operation and high quality of its wide product range.

Each ship must be safe, durable, efficient and reliable at sea and in port. Brodosplit offers the design and building of all types of ships known today and meets the special needs of clients, enriching their fleet with these products. Ships with Brodosplit’s signature are recognizable around the world as a business success for the customer as well as the builder.

Brodosplit’s production program is wide and varied. Basic and most important products of the company are, of course, ships: commercial, passenger, container, ships for the transport of liquid and bulk cargo, dredgers… and other special types of ships, mostly built for international clients.

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Source: brodosplit, June 10, 2011;