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MAR 01, 2004 (newstodate): Integral part of the project for building the A380, the ro-ro vessel built for the transportation of components of the aircraft is nearing completion in China.
In April, the vessel will be delivered to the city of Yizheng on the Yangtze River, sailing downstream to Shanghai before eventually arriving in Europe.
The 5,200-dwt ro-ro vessel is 154.15 metres long, 24 metres wide and 21.85 metres deep and features the largest ever watertight stern door on a ro-ro vessel - 22 metres by 14 metres.
Airbus will charter the vessel to transport A380 sections by sea from Airbus sites in the UK, Germany, France and Spain to the French city port of Bordeaux. The vessel is built by the Nanjing-based Jinling Shipyard and commissioned by FRET/Cetam, a subsidiary of Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) of France, and Leif Hoegh of Norway.
In April, the vessel will be delivered to the city of Yizheng on the Yangtze River, sailing downstream to Shanghai before eventually arriving in Europe.
The 5,200-dwt ro-ro vessel is 154.15 metres long, 24 metres wide and 21.85 metres deep and features the largest ever watertight stern door on a ro-ro vessel - 22 metres by 14 metres.
Airbus will charter the vessel to transport A380 sections by sea from Airbus sites in the UK, Germany, France and Spain to the French city port of Bordeaux. The vessel is built by the Nanjing-based Jinling Shipyard and commissioned by FRET/Cetam, a subsidiary of Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) of France, and Leif Hoegh of Norway.