Intermarine has announced that the M/V Industrial Eagle, the first of eight new heavy lift ships entering the Intermarine services fleet over the next three years, was delivered in Portugal in Mid October. The ship was immediately subchartered to Intermarine's affiliate, Trinitas Maritime Carriers, who will position the vessel to Brazil after loading project cargoes in Hamburg and Antwerp. The heaviest piece is a 196-MT turbine for Santos. Upon completion of discharge operations in Brazil; the vessel will join Intermarine's services fleet. The vessel is expected to load Wind Energy components in Brazil for the USA and then proceed to the Far East where it will join Intermarine's Intra-Asia services. The Industrial Eagle is the first in a series of four newbuildings designated as the E-Class vessels.

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These ships have been named Industrial Eagle, Industrial Egret, Industrial Edge, and Industrial Echo.

The 10,000 dwt vessels feature dual 250 metric ton cranes that may be combined for 500-ton lifts and are slightly larger than the previous C and D Class vessels. With an overall length of 139 meters and beam of 20 meters, the ships have a similar hull design as the seven Century and six Diamond class vessels currently in the Intermarine services fleet. The new ships incorporate enhanced cargo carrying capability and increased lifting capacity.

Andre Grikitis, President of Intermarine, commented, 'There is a demand for higher capacity cranes as the size of reactors, fractionators, and cracking towers at refineries and chemical plants has grown.

These newbuildings will have a slightly greater cargo and lifting capacity than our current ships to better meet these cargo projections, while retaining the shallow draft capability that allows us to service smaller ports and undeveloped areas.'