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BBC Chartering welcomes first ship of 14 newbuildings in the next 2 years

As Heavy Lift reports, BBC Chartering has taken delivery of its new heavy lift vessel BBC Amber, built at Jiangzhou Shipyard, China. The 14,360 dwt ship currently sits at the top of the BBC’s fleet renewal and expansion programme, offering lifting capacity up to 800 tonnes; via two combinable cranes which can lift 400 tonnes. Svend Andersen, managing director of BBC Chartering said: “This vessel series programme aims at increasing the lifting capacity of our fleet now up to 800 tonnes. "For us this marks a significant step in our company’s development of our ongoing quest to increase service levels, flexibility, and versatility, with modern tonnage at the core of the BBC Chartering operated fleet.” The BBC Amber is the first of 14 newbuildings that are planned to commence service for BBC Chartering over the next two years. More with pic of BBC Amber http://www.heavyliftpfi.com/content/NewsItem.aspx?id=3263