CMB.TECH and Boeckmans will construct 4 hydrogen-powered 5.000-dwt normal cargo vessels with diminished greenhouse emissions.
The first vessel is anticipated to be delivered within the second half of 2025. The vessels will likely be constructed on the Dung Quat shipyard in Vietnam and will likely be deployed on main sea routes, together with northern Europe, the Mediterranean, North Africa and West Africa.
The normal cargo vessel, designed collectively with Handelskade, will comprise diesel-electric engines positioned underneath the ship’s ahead lodging. This configuration will make the strict accessible for pioneering propulsion methods, equivalent to hydrogen (however different various low-carbon engines could be put in as properly). In addition, there will likely be ample house accessible for storage of those various gas sources.
“The ship’s primary design philosophy is to achieve lower emissions through hull shaping, innovative design and the application of the latest technologies,” stated Pierre Durot, Director, Boeckmans. “We succeeded in reducing emissions by 40% compared to traditional general cargo vessels in diesel mode. This can be reduced even further by implementing new sustainable propulsion systems and create storage space for fuels such as hydrogen. The ship’s diesel-electric configuration simplifies the integration of new systems into the power grid.”
