TBS Receives Montauk Maiden Tweendecker

TBS International has taken delivery of the newly-constructed vessel Montauk Maiden from Nantong Yahua Shipbuilding Group.

Montauk Maiden is the third in a series of six “Roymar Class” 34,000 dwt multipurpose tweendecker vessels that TBS ordered for US$35.4 million each.

Each vessel has box-shaped holds, open hatches and fully retractable hydraulic tweendecks. Each is equipped with 35-ton and 40-ton cranes combinable up to 80 tons.

Of the remaining three vessels, TBS expects to take delivery of one vessel at the end of 2010 and the final two in 2011.

With the delivery of the Montauk Maiden, TBS' current fleet totals 27 tweendeckers and 22 handymax/ handysize bulk carriers.