Smyril Line introduced it has signed a contract with the CIMC Raffles shipyard in China for the development of two new automobile provider vessels.
The ro-ro ships will every be 190 meters in size with 3,300 lane meters for trailers. They have been designed in shut cooperation with naval architects Knud E. Hansen for year-round seaworthiness within the North Atlantic.
Smyril Line plans to position the vessels into service on its present community, working a route between Europe, the Faroe Islands and Iceland from 2026.
Compared to the corporate’s present fleet, the newbuilds will emit considerably much less per transported ton. The ships will likely be outfitted with a battery system and the likelihood for shore energy, which implies that port operations could be performed with out emissions. The ships can even be ready to sail on e-methanol.
“Now is the time to set ourselves new and bigger goals towards reducing emissions in the North Atlantic,” mentioned Jens Meinhard Rasmussen, CEO of Smyril Line. “The company’s main goal is to ensure safe and reliable transportation of both passengers and cargo, and to connect the periphery of the North Atlantic with the rest of the world. With the new ships, we emphasize futureproofing and leading the company towards a greener energy solution and lead the way for Smyril Line towards the goals for decarbonization in our fleet renewal, supporting the green transition of the shipping industry.
“We can even transport a lot bigger portions of cargo with much less vitality consumption than we do now. The vitality saving will likely be at the least 60%. This is a vital step for us to attain our targets in the direction of net-zero emissions by 2050, whereas we will provide our prospects an excellent higher service.
“We have been operating routes in the North Atlantic since 1982. This is not just one of the world’s longest ro-ro and ro-pax routes, but probably also the one with the most challenging sailing conditions. We know from experience that sailing on our route places great demands on both ship and crew, and we have therefore designed the ships with this in mind.”
