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November 3, 2023, 12:02pm
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The market for fuel efficient new European Short Sea ships are booming:
Dutch owner Boomsma Shipping and Germanyâs Leonhardt & Blumberg Shipmanagement have teamed up to order a series of up to eight low-emission shortsea dry cargo vessels at Chowgule Shipbuilding in India. Chowgule will build the 8.500 dwt vessels,...
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November 7, 2023, 11:32am
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European yards are also able to compete in this market:
Norwayâs Aasen Shipping has returned to Dutch shipyard Royal Bodewes with an order for three hybrid-powered methanol-ready self-discharging bulk carriers. The order for 119,95 m long newbuilds follows Bodewesâ delivery of battery-hybrids Aasfjell and...
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November 22, 2023, 10:27pm
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The Royal Bodewes built 2023 delivered HAGLAND PROGRESS navigating the Dutch Coastal waters
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December 13, 2023, 9:14pm
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The ultimate Short Sea container ship? This one appears to cover all bases::
Belgian shipowner Zulu Associates has unveiled a concept design for a 200 teu autonomous, electric short sea container vessel featuring wind blades, designed for voyages around the English Channel. The design has been worked on in partnership...
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They are not afraid of thinking new and out of the box:
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December 19, 2023, 10:33pm
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The newer European Short Sea vessel is a far cry from the traditional types from 20-30 years ago.
Here is one that specializes of transporting OWF components from the manufacturing plants to the staging area, or delivered directly to WTIVs offshore:
BRAVEWIND outbound from Amsterdam. Photo: Leo van der Wel (c)
The EasyMax type multi-purpose General cargo vessel design has now proven itâs worth for some years:
https://www.niesternsander.com/cases/easymax-general-cargo-vessel-egbert-wagenborg
Construction of EasyMax #4 started in May this year (2023) with cutting of first steel plates:
The construction of the fourth EasyMax started with a steel cutting ceremony. This new multipurpose vessel was ordered recently at shipyard Royal Niestern Sander and is expected to be delivered and put into operation in 2024. The EasyMax concept is a...
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January 12, 2024, 8:50pm
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New self-discharging bulker on the way from building yard in China:
Illustration: Polarkonsult
âVigdis Hâ was handed over on 27 September and is soon ready for departure from China for Norway:
Delivery crew is ready for a long trip:
Photos via the shipping company
Description:
Mini-bulker âHelene Hâ loaded almost to her âinshore coastalâ load line:
She is well loaded when sailing north in Raftsundet at Hanøy, 11.07.24.
Photo: Kjell-arne Jenssen
Comment:
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ge Rønne yes, almostâŚat the âcoast markâ they have some 40 cm of freeboard. Draft of 5,975 mtr.
Misje Vita in Kiel Canal 12.May 2023. Photo: Katrin Herrman
Misje Vita in Grenland port, Brevik, Norway 05.June 2024 Photo: Tomas.
Misje Vita in the Kiel Canal, 16.July 2024. Photo:
Hilmar Peschel
Customers of shipping companies are price driven. They donât give a fig about sustainability.
Vessel owners are cost driven. They donât give a fig about sustainability.
Banks are profit driven. They donât care about sustainability. They just want customers that can repay their loans.
So who ( other than crazy government corporate welfare programs) is actually going to pay the high extra costs of building and operating âsustainable â ships?
Where is all the extra money to pay for sustainability going to come from?
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September 5, 2024, 9:44pm
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It appears that Governments in Europe are willing to spit in some money to develop the technology to make more environmentally friendly vessels in local and short sea trade viable.
Likewise, banks and finance institutions are willing to finance the building of such vessels and shipowners are willing to do their part towards a common goal of sustainability.
freighterman1:
Itâs unsustainable.
The cost of operating modern wind assisted short sea ships with modern fuel efficient propulsion, enhanced hull shape and other cost reducing technologies, are not higher than to operate older inefficient vessels in the same, or similar trade:
ombugge:
The cost of operating modern wind assisted short sea ships with modern fuel efficient propulsion, enhanced hull shape and other cost reducing technologies, are not higher than to operate older inefficient vessels in the same, or similar trade.
I like the new rigid-sail designs on smaller ships. Letâs see how they pan out financially these next few years. The game changer may be using them in conjunction with weather forecasting software to plan routes.
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September 5, 2024, 10:00pm
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Yes that is how it is done, especially on long ocean voyages:
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A truly multi-purpose short sea/coastal vessel:
The vessel has a total length of 86 meters and a width of 20 meters. It was designed by Multi Maritime in Førde with the type designation MM 85 CC LNG and is designed for flexible and combined shipping of general cargo, refrigerated cargo and container cargo. An unloading system has also been installed on board for efficient delivery of fish feed to salmon farms along the Norwegian coast. The new ship is also equipped with a special side hatch suitable for loading and unloading many types of goods.
TAKES CARE OF THE ENERGY
The vessel can operate in different modes, with LNG as fuel or in hybrid mode with batteries. The batteries can be charged via axle generators and diesel generators. Oddrun With is also equipped with a regeneration technology which ensures that energy is stored from the weight of the load in the main crane and pallet lift during unloading and loading of the installed batteries. The batteries can also be charged using shore power during port stays.
The shipping company states that the idea is to operate the ship fully electrically for periods, for example in and out of port areas or when the ship is docked.
COOLING FROM GAS CONVERSION
The freezer compartments in the hold can be cooled down to -27 degrees Celcius, either via their own cooling system or alternatively via a cold recovery system when the natural gas used as fuel converts from liquid to gaseous form. This is one of the first vessels with this type of innovative technology for transporting frozen goods and will provide major savings in the use of energy.
CLASS
Oddrun With is classified in DNV and has been given the notation 1A General dry cargo ship Battery(Power) Clean Container E0 Gas fueled Ice(C) RM(-27 °C/+25 °C sea) TMON(oil lubricated). The ship will fly the Norwegian flag with Trondheim as its home port.
https://ulvan-rederi.no/fartoyene/kristian-with/
What will the future hold for coastal and short sea shipping, in Norway and beyond?:
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November 24, 2024, 5:32pm
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Briese chartering âs brand new ECO TREASURE navigating the Dutch coastal waters
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