Load out of former French submarine ‘Quessant’  was successfully completed by Jumbo’s Fairpartner. The submarine arrived in the waters off  Malacca on Sunday, 13 November, after a 32-day journey at sea which started in Brest, France.

On Thursday, 10 November 2011, Rederij Groen awarded the contract for the building of two new chase vessels to Maaskant Shipyards, Stellendam. The official signing of the contract took place at the Damen stand at the Europoort exhibition in Rotterdam. Maaskant will build two 40m seismic research support vessels that have been designed by Saltwater Engineering. The vessels are to be delivered in early 2013.

On October 28, 2011 the yet unnamed hull of the new Amels LE199 superyacht type was towed through the Kiel Canal westwards towards the Amels shipyard for completion. The yacht is the first of the new Amels LE199 design, featuring a remarkable reverse bow.

Photo: Martin Lochte-Holtgreven

On Sunday 09th October 2011 Jumbo’s Fairpartner successfully loaded the former French submarine ‘Quessant’ bound for Malaysia. There the submarine will be displayed in a museum. Transporting the submarine from France to Malaysia was a challenging operation, because of the fragile outer skin and the weight of the submarine. In cooperation with Saltwater Engineering Jumbo Shipping completed the strength calculations for both the submarine and the hoisting cradles.