Ro-ro access technology ordered for specialist ships

Both vessels are due to be delivered in the first half of 2012. The 3,000 lane-metre capacity newbuildings will have room for 342 TEU on the weather deck, a special requirement of the Danish-German ARK project for the transport of military vehicles and containers.

The outfit of MacGregor equipment for each ship comprises:

• Stern ramp/door stbd
• Stern ramp/door port
• Side ramp/door port
• Ramp cover
• Front door
• Hoistable car deck
• Movable ramp to car deck
• Pilot/bunker doors
• Engine room hatch and
• Main power pack

Göran Hugon, sales manager, ro-ro ships says: “Cargotec has co-operated both with the yard and the owner for many years, and we won this order because of the proven record of MacGregor ro-ro equipment installed in previous newbuildings for DFDS.”