Abis Shipping held a naming ceremony for its 15th vessel, the MS ABIS Dundee, at the port of Harlingen a t 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 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 Groningen the, 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.
Click on the following link to see a short video from the christening ceremony: Abis Dundee Christening
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Offshore WIND Staff, July 3, 2013