Saudis Order Four Ro/Ro's From Kockums For $236 Million
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Shipbuilding
Kockums Varv, AB of Malmo, Sweden, has received a $236-million order from the Saudi National Shipping Co. for four 38,500-dwt ro/ro vessels, the largest of their kind in the world, for delivery from the third quarter of 1983.
Kockums Varv, AB, Malmo, Sweden, has been awarded a $236-million order by the Saudi National Shipping Co. to build four large ro/ro vessels.
The ro/ro's are the largest of their kind in the world at 38,500 dwt each, with a capacity of 2,000 20-foot-equivalent units. The vessels are scheduled for delivery from the third quarter 1983.
The Saudi National Shipping Co. currently operates two 23,000-dwt container and ro/ro vessels on its Middle East-U.S. service where the new vessels will trade.
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Company
Kockums Varv, ABshipbuilder, Malmo, Sweden
Saudi National Shipping Co.vessel owner
Transcribed from the November 1981 print edition of Maritime Reporter &
Engineering News. Text is OCR-derived and may contain errors.
