Breakbulk Europe 2019

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Visit our stand (Q27 Hall 4) at Breakbulk Europe 2019

For two years in a row now Conoship International will attend at Breakbulk Europe in Bremen. From Tuesday the 21st of May till Thursday the 23rd of May 2019 the Breakbulk Europe 2019 will take place at the Messe Bremen in Germany. We are pleased to announce that Conoship International will be present at this exhibition again. We would like to invite you to visit our booth (Hall 4 – Stand Q27) during the trade fair and meet our vessel design specialists.

Breakbulk Europe is the Europe’s largest exhibition for the project and Breakbulk industry, for Conoship it will be a unique opportunity to present the company at the centre of one of their key markets. During the complete exhibition our team will be available to discuss your demands and future vessel design.

Interested in the best fleet for your trade? Or how to lower emissions and save fuel by our Econowind-unit on your ships? Do you want to know if your idea is feasible, technical or financially? Don’t forget to visit our stand and ask for our special Breakbulk offer for the ship of your choice.

Breakbulk Europe 2019

 

Delivery of 250 pax ferry for the Wadden Sea

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Recently the Rum Hart was delivered to her owner Wyker Dampfschiffs-reederei. This 250 Pax ultra light catamaran for the Wadden Sea was designed and engineered by Conoship International and buit by Thecla Bodewes Shipyards in Harlingen. We are very proud of this project, the good cooperation with the owner and the shipyard and the result of this unique vessel.

Read more about it in the press release of Wyker Dampfschiffs-reederei.

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Conoship Catamaran Ferry 250 PAX

Top design Catamaran Ferry for the Wadden Sea

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This Catamaran Passenger Ferry for 150 / 250 passengers was developed by Conoship International B.V. for Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei in Wyk.  The vessel, with an exterior design more closely related to yachts than to commercial ships, was designed by Conoship International in close cooperation with the owner, supported by specialists such as Van Oossanen, SiGu Design and the Vienna Ship Model Basin. The vessel has been built by Thecla Bodewes Shipyards in Harlingen and will be delivered in spring 2019.

This article highlights the design considerations of this innovative, compact, lightweight, shallow draught and fast aluminium catamaran. It presents how the owners’ requirements, the embarking and disembarking possibilities of passengers and specific German Flag State Regulations led to the layout of the vessel. Another interesting feature was the development of the catamaran hull form to achieve a speed of 18 kn in the very shallow waters of the Northern German Waddensea with a limited amount of power.

Read the full article Conoship International design of a Catamaran Ferry for WDR

TSHD Ecodelta

Ecodelta – the new LNG consuming dredger

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In 2015, the project Ecodelta was initiated by Van der Kamp, a Zwolle-based dredging company and Conoship International. Ecodelta is a trailing suction hopper dredger which consumes liquified natural gas (LNG). This one of a kind dredger has two main objectives: recover valuable material from the seabed and create a greater depth of water. The vessel has a length over all of 134.10m, the breadth moulded 21.40m, a dredging draught of 7,770m, a hopper volume of 5900m3, a dredging depth below baseline of 35m and a Gross tonnage of 7560 GT. The ship has been designed by Conoship International and has been built by the Frisian shipyard Barkmeijer. Today, January 11th, the vessel will be christened. Conoship International congratulates Van der Kamp with reaching this milestone and thanks them for the pleasant cooperation throughout the project. Conoship International is very proud of the result and wishes the Ecodelta and her crew many safe journeys.

 

Environmentally friendly

Van der Kamp has signed a contract with the Port of Rotterdam Authority, in order to perform maintenance of port of Rotterdam until 2023. The final goal is to become the most sustainable port by replacing the fuel oil with LNG for shipping. Another advantage of LNG is cost-efficiency. The LNG tank of approximately 300m3, can store an energy which can be used in a period of two weeks.

Ecodelta is already meeting the upcoming regulations for emission reduction that will come in force in 2020. The usage of LNG reduces the emissions of CO2 up to 20% and NOx up to 85%. In addition, SOx is reduced to zero.

 

Read more about this ship:
Ecodelta 5,500 m3 TSHD on LNG (portfolio page)

CONOSHIP DECREASES ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT

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CONOSHIP International decreases significantly the ecological footprint of shipping

Conoship International B.V. is in continuous innovation since 1952. The passionate team of Conoship International delivers the next level in ship design by introducing equipment which support the positive human impact on Earth’s ecosystem.

Since 2017, Conoship has been developing the eConowind-unit which is used to reduce emissions and fuel consumption. The unit has two foldable VentiFoils which create a superior thrust. Two, four or six units can be fitted on a vessel. In the case of two eConowind-units on a vessel with 5000 ton cargo, it is expected that the average fuel savings and reduction of emissions will be between 10 to 20%. The first trials of testing at sea have been successful and the results are promising. Therefore, Conoship International makes a big step towards emission free shipping.

Conoship strives to add more value to the development of new as well as future equipment which will decrease the ecological footprint. In this manner, the organization advocates the philosophy of a global citizenship by initiating a forthcoming transition to the usage of more renewable energy systems. As a result, Conoship has launched and is involved in several research projects for alternative fuels. In the next years, Conoship will present designs for a fleet that will be able to fulfil any foreseeable future demands, up to zero-emission.

Methanol as marine fuel

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The potential of methanol as alternative marine fuel:                                                                            LeanShips

As member of the LeanShips project Conoship International plays a great role in the research of the possibility to use methanol as a marine fuel.

With its simple molecule, methanol has great potential to become the future marine fuel as it is safe to handle, environmentally friendly and can be produced from a large number of available raw materials from natural gas to biomass.

Conoship International already has a wide experience with assessments for conversions on existing ships but we also developed several new ship designs where the use of methanol as main fuel has a central role. These designs are made for new builds that will be powered with methanol as main fuel from the build or are easy to convert from one type of fuel to another.

Beside the technical part Conoship International has also developed a great Economic Assessment Tool. With this program several combinations of ship types, voyages and used fuel can be analyzed to compare alternative fuel options and to get an optimal prediction of the cost and returns for these scenarios.

 

Why methanol,

No sulfur and low NOx > near to zero emission.Methanol

Still liquid under ambient circumstances so easy and safe to transport and store.

Dilutes in water so no environmental harm in case of spills.

Already adopted within the provisional rules and regulations of Lloyd’s Register.

Widely available all around the world.

Can be used as fuel for combustion engines and also with a DMFC (Direct Methanol fuel Cell)

 

Is it Green?

With methanol as a fuel you are in compliance with Tier III regulations without any further aftertreatment.

Methanol has a very small ecologic footprint as it can be produced from a variety of renewable sources.

Methanol readily dissolves in water and biodegrades rapidly.

 

Conoship International will keep on investing in new designs and knowledge and we are ready to help you with questions about new solutions for your future ship propulsion.

European Commission Horizon 2020

 

Sanaborg Ragnar

Refit Icebreaker to Superyacht

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In the summer of 2017 Conoship’s research and Consultancy department was assigned with the conversion design study for an icebreaker vessel (originally also designed by Conoship International) to a luxurious explorer super yacht. On basis of the owners and Icon Yachts’ wishes and demands we provided a technical general arrangement plan together with a positive advice for the technical feasibility of the refit.

Together with Icon Yachts architects we fit the needs and class of a luxurious explorer yacht into an existent icebreaker/maintenance vessel within current rules and regulations and modern technical demands. Keeping the characteristics of the ship, resulting in a modern yacht like no other.

With the owners and Icon Yachts’ approval we are proud to announce that Conoship Internationals naval architects proceed with the refit of this conversion. Carrying out the basic design including rules and regulations study (large yacht code 3 and polar code), construction, arrangements drawings and HVAC design and integration Conoship International has proven again to be a design and engineering company with great expertise in a wide range of vessels.

For more information about other refits, luxury yachts, explorer vessels, cruise vessels, other vessels or research and consultancy in the maritime industry, please check our ships or contact us at sales@conoship.com.

Website eConowind

Launching new website eConowind

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Launching new website eConowind

With the launch of the new website: www.econowind.nl, eConowind takes another step in the promotion and development of Wind-Assisted Ship Propulsion with the eConowind-unit, for which a 12m full scale prototype is under construction.

The eConowind unit is a product of eConowind: a Dutch based company, daughter of Conoship International and HCP. The development of an economical Wind-Assisted Ship Propulsion-unit that can easily be applied on new and existing vessels was initiated by Conoship. The resulting eConowind-unit is a combined effort with eConowind BV and an important step to realize Conoship International’s vision on a future of emission-free shipping. That goes beyond the IMO 2020 goal to reduce the future fleet CO2 output.

The development of the eConowind-unit is supported by the European Union and the three northern Dutch counties (SNN) with the VIA funding for regional development.

For further details about the eConowind-unit please visit the new website at www.econowind.nl or visit our presentation on the latest VentiFoil developments in the Natural Propulsion seminar on Wednesday May 30th in the BlueWeek 2018 in STC in Rotterdam.

Research & Development

Conoship International has a strong focus on research & development and the application of R&D-results in innovative ship designs, improving efficiency related to aspects like fuel efficiency, cargo hold, lowest EEDI, CO2 output minimisation and more. We have initiated and are involved in several research projects for alternative fuels, to enable shipping to remain the biggest and one of the greenest players in future transport.

Multiple eConowind-units can be applied on a ship, leading to expected average fuel reductions up to 25%, but this is only a small part of our vision on the fleet of the future. Later this year we will present our designs for a fleet that will be able to fulfil any foreseeable future demands, up to zero-emission.

Interested? Contact us at econowind@econowind.nl or visit us at Breakbulk Europe 2018, booth 121!

Voucher Concept design

Special offer Preliminary Concept Design during Breakbulk Europe 2018

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During the Breakbulk Europe 2018 exhibition in Bremen, Germany from Tuesday 29th of May until Thursday 31st of May 2018, Conoship International offers a special a Preliminary Concept Design for a dry cargo vessel for only € 9,750.00 excl. VAT

Come and visit us during the exhibition at our booth (hall 4, stand 121) or send us an email to breakbulk2018@conoship.com to subscribe for this special offer.

Scope of work:

    • Concept General Arrangement Plan
    • 2D artist impression of the side view
    • Speed-Power prediction
    • EEDI calculation
    • GT/NT calculation
    • Design rationale

Validity period

This offer is valid from 29th of May up to 4th of June 2018.