![]() The rest comprises the living quarters of the 37 crew members, an office and a meeting room, and an emergency evacuation area decked with a lifeboat. The deck spans over 50,000 sq m out of which 31,300 sq m comprises the cargo storage area. The outer ramp can accommodate 450 tonnes of cargo while the deck-2 ramp deals with containers, windmill parts and yachts. The inner ramps are fixed but liftable allowing for easy loading and unloading of ro-ro without the use of shore cranes. The ship's gross tonnage is 75,251 and comprises 6 decks for carrying heavy rolling and non-containerised cargo, breakbulk and cars. ![]() The vessel has a total length of 265 m, a breadth of approximately 32 m and a draft of 11 m. «ased on the novel Mark V technology, its hull is low and double-bottomed so the vessel treads smoothly in rough waters. Its total cargo carrying capacity is 138,000 m3. Constructed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, it was launched in 2011 and is currently sailing under the flagship of Malta. MV Tonsberg is the world's biggest ro-ro vessel owned by the shipping and vehicle logistics company Wallenius Wilhelmsen based in Norway.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |