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Boomsma News Newbuilding order 4 + 4 low-emissions short sea dry cargo vessels

Newbuilding order 4 + 4 low-emissions short sea dry cargo vessels

BOOMSMA SHIPPING AND LEONHARDT & BLUMBERG TEAM UP AND ORDER FOUR PLUS FOUR LOW-EMISSIONS SHORT SEA DRY CARGO VESSELS OF 8.500 TONS AT THE CHOWGULE YARD GROUP.

 

In close cooperation with renowned design company Conoship International, Boomsma Shipping developed a next generation, low-emissions short sea dry cargo vessel type of 8.500 tons. At an early stage of the project development, Hamburg based ‘Leonhardt & Blumberg’ became a project partner. Known for their strong position in the container vessel market and the product tanker market Leonhardt & Blumberg has decided to diversify into the short sea dry cargo vessel market as well. The Boomsma group was selected as strategic partner on the basis of its long year standing in the market, its knowhow, excellent track record and on the basis of the two companies sharing the same visions and values for the future. JR Shipbrokers & Consultants (part of JR Shipping Group), with whom both Boomsma and Leonhardt & Blumberg work closely together, acted as matchmaker and newbuilding broker.


The low-emissions short sea dry cargo vessels of 8.500 tons
The two owners jointly ordered a series of four plus four vessels with Chowgule Shipbuilding in India. Chowgule will build these vessels at their new shipyard in Mangalore which will start production spring 2024 once the yard facility has been modernized.


The unique characteristics of the new design are:
• Extremely efficient in terms of cargo carrying capacity per energy unit.
• 8.500 ton deadweight – 13.900 cubic meter single hold – open top – complete tween deck.
• Optimized diesel electric propulsion ready for life-time expansion and future fuels.
• 50% - 60% less propulsion energy needed compared to existing tonnage.
• Ready for innovations such as: wind assisted propulsion, carbon capture and emission free operation on batteries to lower emissions even further.
• 50% - 90% lower CO₂ emissions.


From autumn 2025 onwards the vessels will be delivered either to Boomsma Shipping or Leonhardt & Blumberg. Once in service, the vessels will all be commercially operated in a pool by NewTide Chartering in Rotterdam, part of the Boomsma group.