Germany: BBC Chartering – Half of New Heavy Lift Fleet Now in Service

BBC Chartering - 50 pct of New Heavy Lift Fleet Now in Service

The German provider of multipurpose and heavy lift tonnage BBC Chartering announces that half of the 22 unit counting heavy lift new-building program is now operational.

As reported earlier, two vessel series form the basis of this heavy lift fleet program. One being the 14,360dwt ‘BBC Amber’ type of which 14 units are built, featuring 2x 400mt lifting capacity, and second the ‘BBC Everest’ type of which eight units are built with 2x 350mt lifting gear. The company reported it took delivery of the ‘BBC Citrine’ this August, the fifth new-building of the 14,360dwt series, and this July of the ‘BBC Rushmore’, the sixth new-building of the 9,300dwt series.

With meanwhile eleven of 22 vessels being operational BBC Chartering has reached project halftime and Svend Andersen, CEO of BBC Chartering, dares a glimpse into the future: “The project and heavy lift shipping market remains difficult and challenges the whole industry. Although today’s situation at the halftime of the program is not delivering the originally desired results, we are confident this step represents a meaningful service innovation for clients managing project and heavy lift logistics worldwide.” BBC Chartering expects the new building program to be fully deployed by the end of 2013, beginning of 2014.

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Source: BBC Chartering, September 23, 2012