Ro-Con ship
National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (NSCSA) recently signed a $411.47 million contract with Hyundai MIPO, South Korea to build four 220 m Roll-On/Roll-Off-Container (Ro-Con) ships. The contract contains an option to build two additional vessels.
The 220 m ships, which will be classed by Lloyd’s Register, will have a beam of 32.2 m, draft of 9.5 m, container capacity of 364 TEU and deck area of 24,000 square meters. The main engine will have an MCR of 12,500 kW, providing the ship with enough power for a service speed of more than 17 knots.
NSCSA wants to expand its capacity within the Ro-Ro, general and project cargo sectors, with a focus on service between the U.S. East Coast and the Middle East (Red Sea-Arabian Gulf) and to the Indian Subcontinent.