TBS takes delivery of third Roymar Class newbuilding
‘Rockaway Belle’, the lead ship of the Roymar class delivered in 2009
TBS International has recently taken delivery of the newly-constructed vessel ‘Montauk Maiden’ from Nantong Yahua Shipbuilding Group in China.
The Montauk Maiden is the third in a series of six Roymar Class 34,000 dwt multipurpose tweendecker vessels that the company has ordered with China Communications Construction Company/Nantong Yahua Shipbuilding Group for a purchase price of $35.4 million per vessel. This 183m long vessel, like its sister ships, has five box-shaped holds, open hatches and fully retractable hydraulic tweendecks, is geared with five 35 and 40 tonne cranes combinable up to 80 tonnes, and has a modern fuel-efficient engine giving the vessel a 15 knot service speed.
Of the remaining three vessels, TBS expects to take delivery of one vessel at the end of 2010 and two in 2011. With the delivery of this vessel, TBS' current fleet expands to 49 vessels with an aggregate of 1.48 million dwt, consisting of 27 tweendeckers and 22 handymax/ handysize bulk carriers.Images for this article - click to enlarge
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