Cargo ship : container ship (shipyard)
DWT 22700 - TRANSPULP STX Europe (former Aker Yards)

"TransPulp", STX Europe NB 449, delivered on 8 December 2006 is the second in a series of three container carriers ordered by Baltic Container Shipping in January 2005. The container carriers are intended to operate on the Gulf of Bothnia, between Kemi and Oulu in Finland, Gothenburg in Sweden and Lübeck in Germany. TransAtlantic and Stora Enso have a time charter agreement for the vessels to be carrying special SECU containers (StoraEnso Container Unit). In addition, unitized cargo for other shippers will be carried.

The 13,800 dwt vessel is 190.5 m long, 26 m wide and can take 155 special sized containers. The propulsion machinery of each vessel consists of two medium speed diesel engines, and catalytic exhaust emission control is installed.
In order to meet the challenging heavy ice conditions during the wintertime, the vessels are built to the highest ice classification, 1A Super.