Rolldock Storm Handed Over
Rolldock Storm handed over to her owner Rolldock Shipping BV
June 11th 2014
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The RollDock fleet have identical sea keeping characteristics which provides great flexibility in scheduling, as only "one-time engineering" is required. The fleet consists of three similar vessels - ROLLDOCK SUN, ROLLDOCK SEA and the recently delivered sister vessel, ROLLDOCK STAR.
Specifications
The ROLLDOCK STORM is highly flexible and multi-functional in its operation. She is equipped with two 350 ton capacity Liebherr heavy lift cranes, a heavy duty ro-ro ramp with a weight capacity of up to 4,000 tons which can be positioned at various levels in relation to the quay. She also has the ability to submerge to facilitate the loading of cargoes such as dredgers, submarines and various naval craft. The vessel’s dock hold is box shaped and measures 119.44 m x 19.40 m, enabling large objects to be accommodated on board. Her propulsion consists of 2 MAK 9M32 engines with a total installed power of 9000 kW, providing a sailing speed of approximately 17 knots. Operational redundancy is warranted by the fact that the vessel has twin engines, propeller shafts and rudders. With a maximum shallow draft of only 5.67 m fully loaded coupled with exceptional manoeuvrability, she is able to call at remote ports with little water depth to load or discharge cargo.
More vessels expected
RollDock joined forces with BigLift in their joint venture “BigRoll”. BigRoll (owned 50% by RollDock and 50% by BigLift) expects to take delivery of two new vessels, BIGROLL BARENTSZ and BIGROLL BERING, in 2015. These vessels have been specifically designed to deliver large and heavy modules in a safe, fast and efficient manner, and as they have Finnish Swedish 1A Ice Class approval, they are well suited to accessing remote Arctic locations. BigRoll further holds an option on two more sister vessels.
RollDock Shipping BV press release