REEDEREI NSB have been presented with an Innovation Award for its patented widening concept that it both developed and implemented on three container vessels.
The former panama vessels– MSC GENEVA, MSC CAROUGE, and MSC LAUSANNE were widened in 2015, each over a period of three to four months.
By widening, the vessels become significantly more efficient and thus more economically attractive to charterers and owners.
It requires the vessel to be cut in to four parts and then new pre-fabricated segments of steel each and are inserted before everything is rejoined.
The conversion also includes fitting the vessels with a bulbous bow more suitable for slower speeds and a new propeller.
Due to the increase in container capacity, REEDEREI NSB Energy Efficiency Transport Index (EETI) improves by 30%.When slow steaming speeds this figure can rise to 50%.
The Innovation Award is presented for an original development that offers a viable and efficient solution to an engineering challenge and was awarded at the European Marine Engineering Conference and Award in Amsterdam.
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