New reefer for Eimskip-CTG

The Icelandic shipping company Eimskip-CTG has received its fifth new reefer vessel in approximately two years. The newbuilding, a combined reefer and container vessel, was built at Myklebust Verft AS in Norway and will be named ?Holmfoss?. It is 82m long and 16m wide, with maximum cruising speed of 16 knots and a deadweight of 2,500 tones. It has substantial loading and discharging capacity, about 200 tonnes per hour and is able to carry 1,800 pallets and 14 FEUs on deck. The vessel has side ports, which enables pallets to be driven directly onboard instead of having to hoist them using a crane.

Hans Martin Iversen, CEO Eimskip-CTG, said: “This is an important day for our company. The delivery of our fifth new building enables us to improve our service level and increase our activity towards the seafood industry in the North Atlantic. We have big expectations for the new vessel and will immediately set it into service for our customers. We are now offering our customers a modern and efficient fleet of reefer vessels securing the customers our best possible service.” Baldur Gudnason, CEO Eimskip, said: “‘We are thrilled to add a new reefer vessel to our fleet, our fifth newbuild reefer vessel after we introduced a new building program for reefer vessels in 2004. We are expecting one additional reefer vessels in the next months and this development further strengthens our vision to become a key international player in temperature-controlled cargo worldwide, as well as to further consolidate our position as a transport market leader offering total services in the North Atlantic. These reefer vessels will play a key role in our goal to expand and improve our door-to-door services.”