New Kongsberg Maritime design brings a spread of progressive options to the container feeder ship market.
Classification society DNV has given its Approval in Principle to an progressive 2,000 TEU container feeder vessel design developed by Kongsberg Maritime.
Called Cobalt Blue, the brand new design brings a spread of progressive options to the container feeder market. These embody an open-top deck, ahead deckhouse, and a modular design that can be sure that the vessel can simply be upgraded over time to transition by gasoline varieties throughout its working life.
The new vessel has been designed in partnership with Deltamarin with the core goal of offerinhg ship house owners a future-proof vessel that delivers efficiencies and sustainability advantages, whereas getting ready the sector for future developments akin to the necessity to change to different fuels to satisfy tighter emissions necessities.
“We’re delighted to have received Approval in Principle for this innovative design that can offer owners a truly future-proofed vessel in the container feeder market,” stated Oskar Levander, Kongsberg Maritime’s SVP, enterprise ideas. “This independent assessment of our design concept has confirmed that the Cobalt Blue, with all its innovative features, is a feasible proposition with no major obstacles to enable it becoming reality.”
“The container feeder market will need to go through fleet renewal in the coming years and owners will be carefully considering their options,” Levander added. “With future emissions reductions in mind, future ships will have to include the use of alternative fuels and this design will enable owners to invest in a vessel that can evolve over time”.
The ship’s modular design offers room for including future improvements. It may be constructed now with a dual-fuel fundamental engine, that can run on LNG or diesel fuels. Then there may be the likelihood to modify to low carbon fuels akin to biogas, artificial methane or ammonia with a purpose to scale back greenhouse fuel emissions.
According to Levander, it will probably transition onto inexperienced ammonia gasoline with a small pre-planned conversion permitting for zero carbon operation. “The vessel can easily be reconfigured to accommodate the additional tanks required for alternative fuels and there can also be room for battery containers to enable emission-free operation close to port,” he says.
“With changing requirements, it’s important to think outside the box in ship design,“ Esa Jokioinen, director sales, Deltamarin added. “Cobalt Blue provides innovative and cost-effective way to think about vessel flexibility over its lifetime and provides a concept with a clear path for zero emission operation in the future.”
There is not any requirement for heavy cargo hatches and the ahead deckhouse will assist defend the cargo from inexperienced water coming onto the ship.
The vary of Kongsberg tools on the vessel also can lengthen to incorporate propulsion and management methods and an lively stabilizer system with clever climate routing and steering to reduce the danger of cargo loss.
