Vroon orders four car carriers in Japan

Vroon orders four car carriers in Japan
In anticipation of growing demand, Netherlands shipping firm orders from Mitsubishi

Vroon BV announced today that they have signed newbuilding contracts for four pure car and truck carriers (PCTC) of 3,900 unit capacity.

The vessels will be built in a Mitsubishi shipyard in Japan, the company said, and are scheduled for delivery between summer 2009 and spring 2010.

Vroon say they anticipate a further demand for car carriers in the years to come, in particular for medium-size vessels.

Vessel Particulars:

Length over all	180.00 m
Length between pp m	171.70 m
Beam	30.00 m
Depth	30.94 m
Design Draft	8.20 m
DWT	14,850
Ramps	1x Quarter ramp (100t) 1x Side ramp (15t)
Capacity	3,900 units

Service speed will be approximately 19.9 knots.