With “Ingrid”, the Finnish shipping group Langh is launching the commissioning of a newbuild series for the container feeder market.
The 1,200 TEU freighter was built at the PaxOcean shipyard in Zhoushan, China, where it was also given its name.
In future, the ship will sail as “Ingrid”, in keeping with the Langh family’s tradition of naming ships after female family members. “The highlight of the ceremony was the cutting of the ribbon by Ingrid, the daughter of Linda Langh, a member of the shipping family, to release the champagne bottle,” as the company announced today.
The feeder project is one of two measures on the Langh fleet. The shipping company is also active in the shortsea/MM market and has recently completed a series of newbuildings.
The “Ingrid” is the first vessel in a series of three 1200 TEU container feeder vessels for Langh Ship. A charter has been agreed with Borchard Lines for the coming months. The vessel is reportedly optimized for the transport of 45-foot containers both in the holds and on deck. The design was developed by Langh Ship in collaboration with the Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI).
The hatch covers are described as “an innovative and unique feature”. On board the “Ingrid”, they can be opened in three sections across the entire width of the ship. “This allows better access to the holds, even if the entire hold is not being unloaded on deck. This is a first for container feeders,” say the Finns.
The newbuild is equipped with a low-speed two-stroke main engine for optimum fuel consumption and a range of green tech solutions from Langh Ship’s sister company Langh Tech. These include a hybrid scrubber that can be operated continuously in a closed circuit without time restrictions. The exhaust gas purification system on board is prepared for the installation of Langh Tech’s new Onboard Carbon Capture System, which is based on the closed-loop principle. The system captures CO2 from the exhaust gas stream, thus reducing the ship’s CO2 emissions by 20-50%. The captured CO2 is then chemically bound to sodium carbonate, which can be used in various other industrial applications.
