30% carbon reduction for new bulker design

This new design is an enlarged version of MES’s best selling 56,000 dwt type Handymax bulk carrier (for which over 150 orders are said to have been received). Development of the ship’s design was preceded by discussions with owners and operators together with research into more than 600 ports all over the world. This 200m long ship will have a service speed of 14 knots, a 36m beam and a shallow draught of 12.9m, taking into account present trade patterns of the 56BCs and the widening of the Panama Canal, due to become operational in 2014. Hatch openings of the new ship design are optimised to meet the existing cargo handling equipment at various ports.

Although this ‘neo Supramax 66BC’ is larger than 56BC, it achieves a lower fuel consumption thanks to a newly developed energy-saving hull form. MES has two types of specification, one is the ‘premium model’ and the other is ‘standard model’. The premium model achieves the reduction of CO₂ emission by about 21% on tonne-mile basis. Furthermore, CO₂ emission will be reduced up to about 30% by applying optional software and hardware.

In addition, MES is proceeding with developments on measures to meet SOx and NOx emission controls and requirements for future installation of ballast water treatment systems.