MacGregor wins heavy-lift crane contracts

The 13,300 dwt vessels are being built by two Chinese shipyards, Hudong and Huangpu Wenchong, for long-term charter to US operator Intermarine.

“This is a significant contract for MacGregor, representing important next steps into the heavy-lift market,” says Mattias Sundström, sales and marketing director for general cargo ships at MacGregor.

“MacGregor is also delivering deck machinery from our Hatlapa range, as well as the Porsgrunn steering gear for these vessels,” he added.

The order was booked in the last quarter of 2015, there is also an option for a further four vessels as part of and contract.

“This order was received together with our partner Luzhou and MacGregor equipment was chosen because we were able to provide an efficient and high quality solution for our customer and can provide total lifecycle support worldwide,” Mr Sundström continued.

Each vessel will feature two cranes with combined lifting capacity of 900 tonnes.

The vessels will all be owned by China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) Leasing. Germany’s Hammonia Reederei subsidiary, Peter Döhle, will be responsible for technical shipmanagement.

Frank Fischer, managing director of Tonnage Procurement, Intermarine, LLC, concluded: “The vessels are an efficient upgrade to our existing bridge-forward F-Class ships. They have the advantage of better stability, larger holds, and improved cranes and reduced consumption.”