In July 2008, the highest piece ever shipped by Chipolbrok was loaded on deck of the mv Chipolbrok Moon in Antwerp for shipment to Shanghai.

The vessel loaded ex pontoon a 19.60 meters high crane cabin of 265 metric tonnes with ships gear by combining 2 cranes. MV Chipolbrok Moon is one of the 4 superflex vessels currently operated by Chipolbrok that has a lifting capacity of 640 mts.

Chinese-Polish Joint Stock Shipping Company "Chipolbrok" has been a major break-bulk liner carrier on the North Continent-Far East route since 1951. Its expanded activity covers wide geographical ranges, from Baltic Sea, North Sea, Mediterranean and U.S. Gulf basic ports up to Middle East and India, Southeast Asian, and Far East Asian destinations.

The company presently operates 21 modern, multipurpose, triple-deck vessels with total dwt capacity of about 500,000 DWT, including 4 superflex, multipurpose vessels with lifting capacity up to 640 mts and a service speed of 19 knots. Another six innovatively designed ships with 640 tons gear capacity will strengthen the company's fleet in 2009-2010.

For more information, please contact the Chipolbrok Team at Ahlers Agencies in Antwerp, Belgium via chipolbrok(at)ahlers.com.