Saturday, March 14, 2009

Keel laying at Western Marine Shipyard

Bangladesh: Western Marine Shipyard Limited has recently hosted a keel laying ceremony for the first of twelve 5,200DWT ice class ocean going multi purpose container (MPC) vessels.

In attendance at the ceremony were: Honourble Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Bangladesh, Her Excellency Madam Bea M. ten Tusscher; Honourable Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to Bangladesh, His Excellency Frank Meyke and Former Advisor of the Ministries of Commerce & Education of Bangladesh, Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman. Twelve vessels of the kind have been ordered by German shipowners. Other than this contract, Western Marine Shipyard is also building a series of five ocean going ice class vessels for owners in Denmark.
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