Marine services provider Williams Shipping welcomes new Multicat WILLCHALLENGE as the latest addition to the fleet.
Williams Shipping is delighted to welcome another Eurocarrier 2209 to the fleet. Our crew joined the vessel at Neptune Marine’s yard in Aalst, The Netherlands and sailed to Southampton in February.
WILLCHALLENGE is the latest version of a Eurocarrier 2209 built by Neptune. Her specification includes all Caterpillar machinery, an HS Marine 185 tonnes /m hydraulic crane, a 50 tonnes anchor handling and towing winch and hydraulic anchor handling pins.
The accommodation is fitted out to a very high standard including fully airconditioned cabins for four crew. She joins Willendeavour our other Eurocarrier 2209 and our fleet of Damen Stantugs and Meercat workboats.
“WILLCHALLENGE is versatile and powerful and has already generated a lot of interest from customers keen to take advantage of her capabilities”
You can read the press release from Neptune Marine here.
Note to Editors
Williams Shipping is a family business established by George Williams in 1894, now run by the fourth and fifth generations of the Williams family. George converted an ex-Royal Navy pinnace into a sailing barge and carried loads such as building materials and grain across the south coast of England and to the Isle of Wight. As marine and transport industries have evolved the company has developed alongside, supporting growth, and creating marine and logistics solutions at every stage.
Today, Williams Shipping assists the UK’s marine and logistics industries with a broad range of services. The Marine division provides services including towage, craneage, stores deliveries, equipment hire and crew transfer, operating a fleet of 27 workboats, launches and barges, including dedicated wind turbine blade transport. From our headquarters in Southampton and marine bases in Milford Haven and Aberdeen. Williams Shipping provides specialist services and expertise to the transport, marine, construction, engineering, defence, renewable energy and shipping industries, including logistics services, marine lubricants, container hire, and storage facilities.
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Victoria Williams
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