Two state-of-the-art EcoCoasters being built for VG Shipping at the Dutch shipyard Royal Bodewes will feature MEPC.227(64)-compliant Clarimar MF-1 wastewater treatment plants.
Both 4700 DWT EcoCoasters Eeva VG and Mirva VG will feature the technology. These vessels are due to be delivered this autumn to VG-Shipping, the ship management arm of the Meriaura Group.
The compact systems supplied each have a wet weight of 1640kg.
Fully type-approved by Bureau Veritas to meet MEPC 227(64) and EC MED module B, the ACO Clarimar MF can reduce Coliform Bacteria to 25/100ml, TSS to <14mg/l, BOD to <3mg/l, and COD to <25mg/l.
Clarimar MF is manufactured entirely in the EU from high performance materials which, unlike coated black steel, is completely corrosion resistant and light weight, the system’s modular design affords simple installation and requires only one power connection.
The new EcoCoasters designed by Foreship and Aker Arctic and built to BV’s CLEANSHIP notation, cause considerably less environmental impact than conventional dry cargo vessels. Hull form and machinery have been optimised for slow steaming at 9kts, with each vessel powered by a single ABC 8DZC main engine running on MGO or biofuel produced at Meriaura Group’s refinery in Uusikaupunki. Fuel consumption is almost halved compared to other dry cargo vessels of this size and class.
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