Cooperation includes newbuilding of ice-breaking bulk carrier
The “Umiak I“ is one of two units already operating for Fednav (Photo: CNW Group/Fednav Ltd)
02. November 2012
| Editorial staff Ship&Offshore
At the fifth Arctic Shipping North America Conference, recently held in Montreal, Thomas Paterson, senior vice president of Fednav Limited, announced the placing of an order with Sumitomo Corporation and Universal Shipbuilding Corporation, Japan, for the design and construction of an ice-breaking bulk carrier with a deadweight of 25,000 tonnes to service the transportation contract. The Polar Class 4 vessel will be built at Universal's Tsu shipyard, Japan, and will be classed by Det Norske Veritas (DNV). The delivery is scheduled for December 2013.
