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First Of Five RO/RO-Containerships

Delivered To ACL By Kockums Yard

The Atlantic Companion, first of five giant RO/RO-containerships scheduled to enter Atlantic Con- tainer Line's U.S. East Coast-U.K.

Northern European service in 1984 arrived in New York on her maiden voyage recently, ushering in what

ACL calls "a new era in North At- lantic shipping."

The 820-foot-long, 37,000-dwt

Companion is the largest and most technologically advanced cargo ship ever built for the North Atlantic service, and like her sister ships to follow, was constructed to ACL de- sign specifications. Designated as "G3s" by the company, they are the first new vessels built for ACL in 14 years, and will replace the fleet of five Second Generation steam-turbine-powered ships now in operation.

Designed by TransConsultants

AB of Gotaverken and built in the

Malmo, Sweden, shipyard of Kock- ums, the Atlantic Companion has a capacity for 2,130 TEUs as well as space for 600 automobiles in the stern superstructure. Among the major features of the vessel are a large, multi-lane quarter stern ramp; permanent cell guides on the weather deck so that up to 1,410 TEU of containers can be stacked easily and safely, four per tier; and three decks for normal, heavy RO/RO cargo or for the block stowage of containers. The cell guide structure, stern ramp, and other RO/RO equipment were supplied by MacGregor-Navire.

According to Daniel J. Kerri- gan, president of Atlantic Con- tainer Line-U.S.A., the Atlantic

Companion and her four sister ships to follow—Atlantic Concert,

Atlantic Compass, Atlantic Car- tier, and Atlantic Conveyor—-"rep- resent the ultimate in design and cargo-carrying flexibility and effi- ciency." He added that the ships "will carry ACL into the 21st cen- tury as the premier carrier on the

North Atlantic."

The ACL-USA chief executive also stated that "the G3s are a continuation of ACL's successful strategy of operating mixed-con- figuration vessels rather than cel- lular-only ships. He adds that the

G3s "are particularly flexible with their ability to carry various mixes of containers, cars, genuine RO

RO, trailer-loaded cargo, and neo- bulk products."

The consortium's vessels fly the

British flag (Cunard), Swedish flag (Swedish American Line, Transat- lantic Steamship, and Wallenius

Line), Dutch flag (Intercontinental

Transport), and French flag (Com- pagnie Generale Maritime). Of the four sister ships that will be deliv- ered this year, Kockums is build- ing an additional two, one is being constructed at Swan Hunter Ship-

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