A new design for European Short Sea trade has been launched:
Not built for beauty but to be efficient and environmentally friendly.
The Flettner Rotor equipped ANNIKA BRAREN (2020), inbound for Rotterdam – lloydkade Photo : Jan Oosterboer ©
OCEAN7 Projects is counting the days until they can welcome MV CELTIC into the Ocean7 fleet. Some of her most interesting features, amongst other, are:
- 95x16m unobstructed deck space
- RoRo ramp for heavy cargoes
- fully IMO fitted under deck.
- open top notation
Video of her arrival in Urk:
https://m.facebook.com/watch/?v=564012421639011&_rdr
Older design of European coasters:
Danish coaster Vestborg alongside in the well sheltered port of Toftir, Fo. Dec. 2013
PS> She left Ålesund this morning, heading for Toftir.
Wilson ASA is happy to announce that they now have launched the third Wilson Flex vessel of a total of five of out of the new 4200 DWT MPP “Hanse Eco” series. To meet requirements and targets for emission reductions set by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a fleet renewal is needed. We continuously assess all possibilities for fleet renewal that can strengthen the environmental profile of the company in combination with sustainable financial operations.Wilson ASA would like to raise a big thank you to our partners Arkon Shipping GmbH & Co. KG and Rhenus SE & Co who have initiated this newbuilding project. We have reached an important milestone and we are proud to see our new vessels in the water.
The OCEANIC navigating the the Dutch coastal waters
Photo: Flying Focus Aerial Photography www.flyingfocus.nl ©
The brand new WILSON FLEX I navigating the Yangtze River passing Nantong outbound heading for Yeosu (Korea) .
Photo: Hans Semeins o/b Coral Acropora (c)
Not a very “pretty” ship, but probably VERY economical:
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Fleet renewal is in progress to meet present and expected future rules:
Multi-purpose, highly flexible, fuel efficient and ready for whatever new regulations gets thrown at them:
European short sea ships are growing in size:
The launch video:
The brand new ADRIATIC outbound from Urk navigating the Noordzeekanaal for seatrials at the Dutch Coastal waters
Photo: Arie Boer (c)
Source: https://swzmaritime.nl/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/SWZ2206_binder-LR-3.pdf
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Retrofit better than newbuilding??:
Great view of hull 358 and hull 359 currently in build at Thecla Bodewes Shipyards in Kampen. VERTOM PATTY is being prepared for her first seatrials starting next week. VERTOM CYTA is on schedule to be launched early next year. In the meantime construction works on hull 360 have started. VERTOM PATTY is the first 7.000 tdw multipurpose vessel in a series of six Thecla Bodewes Shipyards is building for Vertom Group.
Vertom Patty delivered:
Photo: Erik Thun Group
PS> Is she heading east greeting the sunrise, or heading west into the sunset??
On my pc display I see her clearly going eastwards, hence sunrise
You are an optimist!!
A pessimist would see her heading West.
This one IS heading West, but not because of pessimisme:
Ferus Smit Shipyard’s latest newbuilt SYMPHONY ATLANTIC passed Texel on one of the first voyages, departed Finland beginning of last week, heading for USA.
Photo: Flying Focus Aerial Photography www.flyingfocus.nl ©