MacGregor introduced on Friday it has landed a contract from SM Options/Philly Shipyard to provide cargo dealing with options for 3 1,822 FEU sized containerships.
MacGregor’s scope of provide encompasses design, {hardware} and provide for hatch covers, lashing bridges, deck stanchions, mounted and detachable cell guides in maintain and container mounted fittings. Deliveries are scheduled to start in the course of the fourth quarter of 2024 and accomplished inside 2026, the corporate mentioned.
“We’re enthusiastic about this order, which is a pleasant continuity for the Aloha Class collection and for the nice collaboration with SM Options and Philly Shipyard,” mentioned Magnus Sjöberg, Senior Vice President, Service provider Options Division, MacGregor, a part of Cargotec.
The order, which MacGregor described as “important” is booked into Cargotec’s fourth quarter 2023 order consumption.
In November 2022, U.S. based mostly ocean provider Matson introduced a $1 billion order with Philly Shipyard for the development of three new Aloha Class containerships. The primary vessel is predicted to be delivered within the fourth quarter of 2026 with subsequent deliveries in 2027.
