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Dockwise will transport the property left at death one of Costa Concordia to the destination where the dismantling will happen
Contract with Costa Crociere of the value of about 30 million dollars
October 10, 2013
Costa Crociere has conferred to the Dockwise of the Dutch group Royal Boskalis Westminster the task to transport the property left at death one of Costa Concordia from Isola del Giglio to the destination that will be chosen for dismantling of the cruise ship that, as specified in recent days from the head of the Department of the Civil Protection, Franco Gabrielli, will be the port of Piombino if at the moment of the removal of the ship the Tuscan port of call will be ready to receive the property left at death one. The contract has a value of about 30 million dollars.
The plan agreed from Dockwise and Costa previews to load entire the property left at death one with Costa Concordia, ship of 112.000 tons of tonnage, on the ship Dockwise Vanguard of the Dutch company, that it is the greatest semisubmersible ship of the world, and to transport it in safety to destination. Dockwise has specified that the alternatives which examined with Costa Crociere preview that the dismantling of the ship happens in Italy. The operation of transport, second the forecasts, will be realized around the half of the next year.
The Dockwise Vanguard, that it is able to embark cargos until 117.000 tons, has wide a long cargo bridge 270 meters and 70 meters, the maximum draught of 10,99 meters and a draught in immersion of 31,50 meters. The Dutch company provvederà to carry out some modifications to the ship in order to allow them to load Costa Concordia.
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Costa Crociere has conferred to the Dockwise of the Dutch group Royal Boskalis Westminster the task to transport the property left at death one of Costa Concordia from Isola del Giglio to the destination that will be chosen for dismantling of the cruise ship that, as specified in recent days from the head of the Department of the Civil Protection, Franco Gabrielli, will be the port of Piombino if at the moment of the removal of the ship the Tuscan port of call will be ready to receive the property left at death one. The contract has a value of about 30 million dollars.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
