AtoB@C Shipping, dotterbolag till ESL Shipping, beställer sex mycket effektiva 5 350 dwt hybridfartyg

21. september 2021

ESL Shipping’s Swedish subsidiary AtoB@C Shipping AB has ordered a series of six new, highly energy-efficient electric hybrid vessels. These new 1A ice class vessels are market leaders in terms of cargo capacity, technology, and innovation. The total investment value of the six ships is approximately 70 million euros. AtoB@C Shipping has the option to expand the order with several ships.

The greenhouse gas emissions, including CO₂, per cargo unit transported will decrease by almost 50% compared to the existing ships, making the vessels the most efficient in the world in their class. The vessels’ battery packs, shore-side electricity solution and electric hybrid use enable completely emission-free and noise-free port calls. Ships can also arrive and leave the port with electric power only.

The new vessels will be built at Chowgule and Company Private Limited shipyard in India and will be delivered starting from the third quarter of 2023. The yard is part of the family-owned Chowgule Group founded in 1916 and has long experience in building ships of similar size for several European clients.

The design work of the ships and comprehensive model tests have been carried out together with the Dutch SMB Naval Architects. The company has been closely involved in the design of the vessels and has tailored the vessels to customer needs. Special attention has been paid to the energy efficiency and arrangements of cargo spaces.

”We are very pleased to be able to invest in new, energy-efficient vessels. Together with the shipbuilder Chowgule and AtoB@C Shipping, we will make shipping even more environmentally friendly,” said Mikki Koskinen, Managing Director of ESL Shipping and Chairman of the Board of AtoB@C Shipping.

“With this order we are able to offer our customers more environmentally friendly transports and respond to the growing demand. This order will also secure us eco-friendly and modern capacity in the coming years”, says Frida Rowland, Business Unit Director of AtoB@C Shipping.

Main particulars
DWT: 5,350
Length 90 meters
Breadth: 16 meters
Draft: 6 meters
Ice class: 1A

Press materials are available on AtoB@C Shippings’ website.

For more information, please contact:
Frida Rowland
Business Unit Director, AtoB@C Shipping AB
mob. +46 70 817 3620, firstname.lastname@atobatc.se

Mikki Koskinen
Managing Director, ESL Shipping Ltd
Chairman of the Board, AtoB@C Shipping AB
mob. +358 50 351 7791, firstname.lastname@eslshipping.com

ESL Shipping

ESL Shipping is the leading carrier of dry bulk cargoes in the Baltic Sea region. We secure product and raw material transportation for the industry and energy production around the year, even under difficult weather conditions. We have been in business more than 70 years and are part of Aspo Plc