Wallenius Wilhelmsen names new ship

Wallenius Wilhelmsen names new ship    Wallenius Wilhelmsen Monday named a new car and truck carrying vessel, the Tijuca, today in Melbourne, Australia.
   Built at the Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering yard in Korea for owner Wilh. Wilhelmsen, the Tijuca is able to carry up to 8,000 cars or a combination of 3,486 cars and 466 trucks/buses. It has reinforced and moveable vehicle decks and an extra wide and strong 320-ton capacity stern ramp.
   The new ship will replace an older and smaller vessel in the WWL Australia service, which provides six sailings per month from Europe, including four direct from North America.