Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Hands Over 17.500 DWT MV Alamosborg to Wagenborg (China)

On November 29th Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Shanghai, delivered m.v. Alamosborg to Royal Wagenborg.

Preceded by Amstelborg, Arneborg, Amazoneborg, Asiaborg, Americaborg, Australiaborg, Africaborg, Atlanticborg, Avonborg, Alaskaborg, Azoresborg, Arubaborg, Albanyborg, Aragonborg, Adriaticborg, Andesborg en Amurborg, the Alamosborg is the eightteenth 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 Alamosborg from Taicang with general cargoes to Brownsville, Texas.

General information:

LOA: 142.89 m

Width: 21.50 m

Hold: 13.30 m

Main engine: 7500 kW Wärtsilä 6L46F

Service speed: 17 mile

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Shipbuilding Tribune Staff, December 5, 2011; Image: wagenborg