Optimized to take care of superficial water degrees, a diesel-electric drive system as well as an extra-wide layout for the vessel are the highlights of a gas vessel that HGK Shipping bought from the Dutch shipyard, De Gerlien Van Tiem, on September 15, 2023.
The newest enhancement to the fleet will certainly allow the Duisburg, Germany inland delivering firm to make the most of freight carriage also if water degrees are reduced. “GAS 96” has actually been created in close collaboration in accordance with the demands of 2 big chemicals business in the Netherlands as well asGermany The vessel is readied to assure materials to both business from 2025 onwards as component of a lasting charter setup.
GAS 96 is the 3rd gas vessel for HGK Shipping, a vessel that integrates desirable superficial water problems with a diesel-electric engine. HGK Shipping was the very first firm to present this mix with a different drive system in gas vessel delivery. The newest gas vessel was created at the firm’s very own layout facility. The mix of a big lots ability of 300 loads, also if the draft is just 1.2 m, with a vessel that is 110 x 15m differentiates it from whatever else that has actually been operating the river Rhine yet. The optimum lots ability is greater than 2,500 loads.
“The concept and the design of the GAS 96 are once again consistently geared towards the challenging requirements of the customer with regard to sustainability and having reliable supplies. The design ideally combines the pattern of the ‘GAS 94’ and that of mega-barges, which have already enabled us to prove that we can transport unusual dimensions along inland waterways efficiently and reliably,” stated Anke Bestmann, Managing Director, HGK Gas Shipping GmbH.
The brand-new gas vessel is because of enter into solution throughout the 4th quarter of 2025.
The hull will certainly be made at a shipyard in Eastern Europe with last architectural job occurring at the De Gerlien Van Tiem shipyard in Druten,Netherlands The packing system on the brand-new vessel will certainly be prepared to potentially move the hydrogen by-product, ammonia, to assist accomodate power shifts gas.
(From the left) Nikolaus Schellenberger, the Head of Fleet Management at HGK Shipping, Eric Rietveld, the Commercial Project Manager at De Gerlien Van Tiem, Tim Gödde, the Director Ship Management as well as the Managing Director of the Ship Management Business Unit at HGK Shipping, Marcel van Tiem, the Project/Sales Manager atDe Gerlien Van Tiem Source: HGK Shipping
