Marinvest takes delivery of fourth Panamax PT

The fourth in a series of 74,999 dwt 1A Ice class product tankers has been delivered by the Brodosplit Shipyard in Croatia to Marinvest of Gothenburg, Sweden. The vessel, named Mariann, which is built to Marinvest?s own design, is double hulled and can operate in areas with ice thickness up to one metre. She has a length overall of 228.6m and a cargo capacity of 85,659 m3 that can take 55,000 tonnes of naphtha. Corrugated bulkheads with no internal structures in the cargo tanks have also been specified for easy cleaning and quick changes between cargoes.

The phenolic epoxy coated tanks offer very good resistance to all kinds of cargoes.

The combination of cargo capacity, clean internal areas, cargo pumping and heating and cleaning arrangement makes these vessels more flexible than almost any other ship in the trade.