German container delivery team Hapag-Lloyd introduced it has actually started a thorough five-year fleet upgrade program to boost the power effectiveness of ifs containership fleet. The program will certainly need a financial investment “in the three-digit million range”, Hapag-Lloyd stated.
The firm stated a minimum of 86 of its ships will certainly be furnished with brand-new as well as a lot more reliable props. The initially to be updated, the 7,500 TEU Ningbo Express, will certainly get a brand-new prop enhanced for power effectiveness by the German maker MMG, to be mounted in Dubai inSeptember As an outcome, Hapag-Lloyd anticipates the ship’s gas shed as well as carbon dioxide exhausts will certainly be decreased by 10% to 13%, relying on cruising problems.
At the very same time, 36 vessels will certainly get brand-new, flow-optimized round bows. During the arranged completely dry dock remains, resistance-reducing antifouling finishings will certainly be related to all vessels for the outside hull under the waterline.
Most of the fleet upgrades will certainly be accomplished by 2025 as the firm remains to pursue accomplishing its environment targets, Hapag-Lloyd stated.
“We aim to be climate-neutral by 2045. To reach this goal, we have set ourselves the interim target of reducing the CO2 intensity of our own ships by 30% already by 2030. To do so, we are investing in new future-proof ships while simultaneously focusing on making our existing fleet fit for the future. The Fleet Upgrade Program will boost the energy efficiency of the entire fleet,” statedDr Maximilian Rothkopf, COO of Hapag-Lloyd AG.
