The Netherlands- based A2B-online revealed it has actually purchased a set of eco-friendly container vessels at Sedef Shipyard in Turkey.
Each of the brand-new 650 TEU vessels will certainly be geared up with a multi-fuel methanol propulsion system, coast power and also battery ability to run exhaust complimentary throughout port and also inland water procedures. According to A2B-online, the newbuilds will certainly minimize carbon dioxide discharges by as much as 95%.
In enhancement, a bigger freight hold about A2B-online’s existing vessels provides dual ability without the need to boost the general size of the vessel considerably.
The ships have actually been established in collaboration with Hamburg- based layout and also design firm Technolog Services.
The vessels are presently incomplete and also are anticipated to go into solution by the end of 2024, running in between Moerdijk in the Netherlands and also Immingham, U.K.
A2B-online, which runs 7 container vessels, is applying a fleet revitalization program, changing its older tonnage with brand-new vessels concentrated on lasting efficiency.
Dinant de Jong, Chief Executive Officer of A2B-online, claimed, “With our new vessels we will contribute to a more sustainable future and demonstrate that it is possible to combine freight transport and environmentally conscious operations.”
