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Started in the German ship yard Flensburger the construction of the greatest ship with-ro Canadian
it is ordered by the Oceanex, Inc.
October 19, 2012
In recent days in the German ship yard Flensburger schiffbau-Gesellschaft the cut of the sheets is started of that which it will be the greatest ship for the transport of container and rotabili of Canadian flag. The new with-ro ice-class is ordered by the Canadian Oceanex, Inc., with an investment previewed of beyond 100 million dollars Canadian (USA 102 million dollars), and will be christened with the name Oceannex Connigra.
The ship, in class DNV, will be long 210 meters and will have an ability to 19.500 gross capacities in tons. The destined ability to the container will be pairs to 11.000 tons; moreover the unit will be equipped of five bridges ro-ro that they will allow the transport of 95 trailer and 500 automobiles.
The Oceanex Connaigra will be completed in the autumn of 2013, when it places side by side the three ships of the fleet of the Canadian company, ro-ro the Cabot, ro-ro the Oceanex Sanderling and portacontainer the Oceanex Avalon, that employees come on the Canadian national routes that connect the port of St. John's with the ports of Montreal and Halifax Regional Municipality.
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