A construction stage awaited with some excitement was the hook-up of the forepart and afterbody of the ship. Because of its size, construction of the hull was split between two Romanian
yards. The forepart was built in Tulca and the
afterbody in Constanta. This demanded meticulous accuracy in the construction process, but
when the two hulls were hooked up in September, everything fit exactly – to the centimeter!
When Solships went to press, the hull was on its
way to Brattvåg, Norway, where it was scheduled
to arrive mid December. Here the ship’s interior
will be outfitted, and the deck cranes installed.
Assumed delivery of Normand Maximus is July
2016.
Building team members Tummas Davidsen (left) and Rolf Gunnar Nordstrøm
SOLSHIPS – DECEMBER 2015
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