Next Vessel in the Briese LakerMax Class passes Sea Trials

The latest vessel of the LakerMax project, BBC DUBAI, has successfully passed the sea trials.

The first “LakerMax”, BBC LEER was handed over in May this year. The LakerMax project is planned for a total of 15 vessels to be delivered by May 2026.

In the design phase, the emphasis was placed on a massively higher utilization of the available cargo hold and deck space.

Through the installation of a modern two-stack engine with a new type of valve control and a massively improved ship’s hull in terms of glide technology, fuel consumption has been reduced by almost 40% versus the ships built in 2000s.

The “LakerMax”-series are multipurpose heavy-lift triple decker vessels, that come with two Liebherr LS 250 cranes, with a 500t combined maximum lift, a cargo intake of almost 26,000m³ and more than 5,000m² covered floor space under deck. The bridge and crew accommodation is located at the front of the ship, with all on-deck facilities of the vessel located portside. This allows for an impressive unobstructed 2,830m² of space on the weather deck.

All the vessels will be certified to sail with open hatches and  designed to fit the St. Lawrence Seaway and the Great Lakes, while trading worldwide.

Briese Chartering are looking forward to welcoming the BBC DUBAI into their fleet soon!

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