Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Hands Over MV Atlanticborg to Royal Wagenborg (China)

On February 28th Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Shanghai, delivered MV Atlanticborg to Royal Wagenborg.

Preceded by Amstelborg, Arneborg, Amazoneborg, Asiaborg, Americaborg, Australiaborg, Africaborg, Atlanticborg (1), Avonborg, Alaskaborg, Azoresborg, Arubaborg, Albanyborg, Aragonborg, Adriaticborg, Andesborg, Amurborg and Alamosborg, the Atlanticborg is the nineteenth 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 Atlanticborg from Phu My, Vietnam with project cargoes to Brownsville, Texas, USA.

General information:

LOA – 142.89 metres

Width – 21.50 metres

Hold – 13.30 metres

Main engine – 7500 kW Wärtsilä 6L46F

Service speed – 17 knots

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Shipbuilding Tribune Staff, February 29, 2012; Image: wagenborg