Hagland Shipping expand their fleet with 2 newbuildings

The ships are of well-known Dutch design and part of a series of some 20 ships built by the same yard for German and Dutch owners. The vessels are equipped with mainly European equipment and represent a major increase and renewal of Hagland's fleet of selfdischarging vessels.
The two ships, to be named 'Hagland Captain' and 'Hagland Chief, will be owned in Netherlands and will initially be operated under Dutch flag by the J.R. Shipping group in Harlingen. Hagland will take the ships on 3 years min tic plus options, but also have option to purchase the ships after 3 years i.e. in 2015. The two ships represent an investment of close to abt NOK 140 mio (abt EUR 18 mio) after modification to selfdischarger.
The two ships which are now under modification and outfitting, will become part of Hagland's fleet of selfdischargers. Hagland presently operate 9 such ships in the range of 3750 to abt. 5000 dwt, of which 5 are owned by the Hagland group and the balance chartered in. With a total fleet of 11 ships effective spring 2012, Hagland will have a good and flexible fleet for its specialized service to its clients for transport of bulk cargoes such as pulplogs, firewood, woodchips, stone and aggregates, limestone and other bulk materials. The company had a total transported volume of more than 3 mill tons in 2011.