Jumbo orders another heavy-lift ship

Europe

Monday, April 23, 2012

Jumbo Shipping, a leading transporter of oversized and heavy cargoes, said it has ordered a second new "K-class" ship, with an option for a third. The company said it has also decided to upgrade the lifting capacity of the vessel cranes from 1,300 to 1,500 metric tons, enabling tandem lifts of 3,000 metric tons. The company's current fleet of 12 ships are capable of tandem lifts ranging from 500 to 1,800 tons. The ships are being built at the Brodo...

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