IRENA ARCTICA: FEEDER SHIP FOR GREENLAND TRADE

IRENA ARCTICA was built specifically for a connecting feeder service on the west coast of Greenland, working northward from the capital Nuuk. Built by rskov Staalskibsvaerft A/S, Denmark. the design, featuring a high freeboard, is based on achieving a maximum TEU intake, with as many boxes as possible carried within the hull, in view of the adverse weather conditions. A general arrangement drawing is given in the article.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Significant Ships of 1995. Publ by RINA, London, 1996, ISBN 0 903055 21 X, p 57 [2 p, 2 fig]
• Publication Date: 1996

Language

• English

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Containerships; Feeder vessels
• Old TRIS Terms: Irena arctica
• Subject Areas: Marine Transportation; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00727403
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: British Maritime Technology
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Nov 1 1996 12:00AM