Meyer wins Norwegian LPG duo

The Norwegian shipping company Solvang ASA together with a group of investors have placed a new order with Meyer Werft in Papenburg for construction and delivery of two LEG/LPG tankers. The gas tankers will have a length overall of 154.9 m, a breadth of 22.70 m and a cargo capacity of 17,000 m3. They will be able to operate at a speed of 17 knots. Loaded with ethylene cooled down to minus 104°C, the ships will have a draught of 8.10 m. In addition to ethylene, the tankers will also be able to carry vinyl chloride monomer, ammonia and propylene oxide, cooled down to minus 48° C.

Delivery is scheduled for the 2nd and 4th quarter of 2008. Regarding the outfitting of the vessels, the associate company of Meyer Werft, Neptun Stahlbau in Rostock, will be involved. These newbuildings are a continuation of the two 12,500 m3 sized gas tankers, “Clipper Harald” and “Clipper Viking”, built for Solvang in 1998/1999 and will bring the total number of gas tankers built by Meyer Werft to 52.