Multideck Ro-ro carriers Balticborg & Bothniaborg

The ice-strengthened Sto-Ro vessel Balticborg and sister Bothniaborg, were completed by Volharding Shipyards based on our design in 2004 and delivered to the shipping company Royal Wagenborg. These vessels were designed and constructed for the carriage of wood pulp, paper reels, containers and trailers. The ship design was arranged with three cargo decks, whereby sto-ro freight is accommodated on the main deck.

The main trading area is the Baltic Sea, the North Sea and the Gulf of Bothnia. Therefore, the vessel was constructed in compliance with the Finish-Swedish ice class requirements. The vessels have two enclosed holds and an upper deck. A stern ramp gives access to the upper deck, main deck and tanktop. A fixed ramp on port side leads to the upper deck, where a fixed ramp at starboard leads to the tanktop. The wheelhouse is situated at the fore ship and the engine room is situated at the aft ship.

Balticborg was one of the first cargo vessels with BV class notations “Cleanship” and “Clean Air”. Resulting in a mention in the publication ‘Significant Small Ships of 2004’.

What did a ‘Cleanship’ notation mean in 2004? As you can imagine, rainwater or seawater that falls on deck gets polluted if there’s oil and grease on there. And that would wash away into sea. Balticborg is equipped with a solution for this: environmental pollution is prevented by collecting deck water into a zero dumping tank and filtering it before being pumped overboard.

Another part of the green notation is the paint of a ship. So solvent-free paints were used on the hull or in tanks where possible and water-based paints are used within accommodation and engine room spaces of Balticborg.