Spliethoff Announced the Acquisition of M.V. Palmgracht

April 10, 2020 | Maritime | Energy Facts Staff Writer | 2min

Spliethoff announced the acquisition of an additional P14-Type vessel on Tuesday 7 April 2020. The vessel is renamed ‘Palmgracht’ (former name: ‘ZEA GOLD’ – a P2-1400 type) and reflagged to Dutch flag/register. M.V. Palmgracht is currently in Rotterdam to undergo maintenance and will depart for her next project in May.

With this acquisition the Spliethoff P-Type series consists of eight vessels – three P8-Type vessels, abt. 20,100 dwt, equipped with two holds and cranes with a combined capacity of 800 mt and five P14-Type series – abt 19.450 dwt, two holds and a combined crane capacity of 1,400 mt.

Within the Spliethoff Group a total of over 70 multipurpose and heavy lift vessels are available for the breakbulk, project and heavy transport markets. These vessels are operated in close cooperation between worldwide dry cargo specialist Spliethoff and heavy transport operator BigLift Shipping.