The Netherlands: Abis Names New Multi-Purpose Heavy Cargo Ship

July 3, 2013

Abis Shipping held a naming ceremony for its 15th vessel, the MS ABIS Dundee, at the port of Harlingen at 16:30 today (July 3).

The MS ABIS Dundee was christened by Cynthia Dijkstra-van den Broek, wife of Mr Jan Dijkstra, the director of Bouwgroep Dijkstra Draisma.

It is the third ship from a series of four which Abis brings to the market. The ABIS Dover and ABIS Dublin were the first ships from the D series and came into service in 2012. The ship is based in part on the company’s successful B series, which won the prestigious KVNR Shipping Award in 2010.

The Netherlands: Abis Names New Multi Purpose Heavy Cargo Ship — **Click to enlarge**

The ABIS Dundee is a Multi-Purpose Heavy cargo ship with Dynamic Positioning II. It is designed to handle project cargo and general cargo in many operations in the offshore industry. Some of its operations will involve delivering transition pieces (TPs).

Based on a ship design from Vuyk Engineering from Groningenthe, the ship was built by Shipkits BV from Groningen. The ABIS Dundee has been developed in partnership with major partners including Central Industry Group (Vuyk Engineering and OAG / Shipkits), Amasus, Jaguar Shipping and Alewijnse North with many Northern subcontractors.