The largest Australian cargo ship baptized

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Marex

2019-02-17 15:42:42

The newest and largest Australian freighter has been christened Tasmanian Achiever II in Burnie, Tasmania, Saturday.

The 700 TEU Tasmanian Achiever II is the largest cargo cargo ship to fly the Australian flag. It will enter service on March 1, carrying goods between the port of Melbourne and the Tasmanian port of Burnie.

This 210-meter (690-foot) vessel is the first of two new Toll-ordered ships to transport cargo between the Australian mainland and Tasmania, increasing Toll's Bbad Strait loading capacity by more than 40% on each trip.

The vessel is part of the investment of 311 million Australian dollars (222 million US dollars) in the improvement of the commercial connection of the Bbad Strait, including an investment of 35 million Australian dollars (25 millions of dollars) for the modernization of the wharf facilities at Burnie Harbor.

Tasmanian Achiever II replace Tasmanian Achiever I when the 20-year-old ship is removed from the road, she has been successful in the past two decades. The new vessel will cross 396 km (246 miles) of Bbad Strait between Melbourne and Burnie in 13 hours, an hour less than its predecessor. It can carry 40% more goods, trucks or containers.

The saved time will be used at the port to allow simultaneous loading and unloading of additional cargoes, which is possible via fixed ramps. The trailers will be able to be loaded until the moment of the navigation. The ship also has additional feed points to accommodate the growth in the number of containers, a pontoon for cars to keep cars out of containerized cargo and to keep them in check. better protection against wind and weather.

The vessel was installed with a scrubber to meet the requirements of the IMO 2020 sulfur plug. At port, the new vessel will be connected to the local power grid. A new wharf management system and client reservation software will be used to improve traffic congestion in terminals and enable better cargo tracking and refrigerated cargo monitoring.

Trade in the Bbad Strait is essential for Tasmanian exports, whose value reached $ 3.54 billion ($ 2.5 billion) from one year to the next in April 2018, an increase of 35% over the previous year.

Tasmanian Achiever IIIdentical twin ship, Victorian Reliance II will be named at a ceremony scheduled for next weekend at Toll Wharf at Webb Dock, Melbourne Harbor.