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Date: 17/10/2024

GRSE inks pact for delivery of 5th multi-purpose vessel
 
Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers (GRSE) has signed an agreement with Carsten Rehder Schiffsmakler and Reederei GmbH & Co. KG Germany for the construction and delivery of the 5th multi-purpose vessel (MPV) of 7,500 DWT. This contract is in line with the Option Agreement signed between both parties for procurement of four additional MPVs from GRSE. The shipyard will build eight vessels at an estimated order value of 108 m USD. Each MPV will be 120 metres long and 17 metres wide with a maximum draft of 6.75 metres, and capacity to carry 7,500 metric tonnes of cargo. Each vessel will have a single cargo hold to accommodate bulk, general and project cargoes. Containers will be carried on hatch covers. These ships have been specifically designed to carry multiple large windmill blades on deck, as per a report.
 
Source: Exim News Service: Kolkata, Oct. 16