Jumbo drydock facility

HMS Severn is 79.75loa and utilises a double chine hull form which will provide an improved seakeeping performance compared with the curent Island Class ships as well as superior accommodation. The flexible and efficient design is providing VT with export opportunities, including New Zealand where the design has been short listed to fulfil a similar requirement.The Port of Marseilles Authority has chosen Marseilles based shipping giant CMA CGM as winner of its tender for the use of Drydock 10, one of the world’s largest repair docks at 465m by 85m, as well as ten hectares of surrounding space. The €350m CMA CGM proposal envisages a repair centre for the latest generation of mega-boxships and would include the construction of a new dock gate.