Following the announcement of bigger-seized MPP newbuilding orders over the turn of the year, Hartman Seatrade is now also creating movement in the “smaller” segment.
The Dutch shipping company has placed an order for a 4,600-tonner. The MPP vessel is to be built at Rock Shipbuilding – a shipyard with which Hartman maintains close relations.
The newbuild is described as a “Hartman Class 500” heavy-lift vessel. It is intended to set “new standards in terms of performance, efficiency and sustainability”, writes Hartman Seatrade in a social media post. “With this step, we are strengthening our fleet and making it future-proof,” it says.
Hartman Seatrade currently operates a fleet of seven MPP ships with deadweights between 3,450 and 4,500 tons, four of which are also RoRo-capable. A long-standing charter partner is the Dutch shipping company Amasus.
The newbuilding now contracted will be equipped with crane capacities of 500 tons. It will be powered by a four-stroke engine from Wärtsilä. In battery-electric operation, “emission-free travel” is to be possible at speeds of up to 11 knots. There is a shore power connection for port calls.
