Aker Yards joint venture sells combi freighter
Damen Shipyards Okean in the Ukraine, a joint venture between Aker Yards and Damen Shipyards Group, has sold a combi freighter — a ship able to carry a combination of dry cargo and containers — to Germany's Briese Schiffahrts GmbH & Co. for about 19 million euros ($25 million).
The 12,000-deadweight-ton vessel has a container capacity of 684 TEUs with 80 reefer sockets and will be delivered during the fourth quarter.
The ship will be 142.95 meters (469 feet) long, 18.9 meters (62 feet) wide and be able to travel at 16 knots.
Aker Yards joint venture sells combi freighter
