Solvang pair for Meyer

The Norwegian shipping company Solvang ASA together with a group of investors have placed an order with Meyer Werft in Papenburg for the construction of two LEG/LPG tankers.

The gas tankers will have an overall length of 154.9 metres, a breadth of 22.70 metres and a cargo capacity of 17,000 m3. They will be able to operate at a speed of 17 knots. Fully loaded with ethylene cooled down to minus 104°C, the ships will have a draught of 8.10 metres. 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 of the two newbuildings, yard numbers S.653 and S.654, is scheduled for the 3rd or 4th quarter of 2007. Regarding the outfitting of the vessels, the subsidiary company of Meyer Werft, Neptun Stahlbau in Rostock, will be involved.

Including the new order, the total number of gas tankers built by Meyer Werft will be 49.