The Ystad-based company will take hold of the 5,900-deadweight (dwt) freighters ordered by BAAS Shipping in China, with the first one, the 26 October 2024-delivered Baymar, set to enter service in the coming weeks.
The second vessel, Soundmar, will be delivered in January 2025. The remaining four are scheduled for delivery within 2026.
Each of the 1A Ice Class vessels, designed by the Dutch Groot Ship Design, has one 71-metre-long box-shaped cargo hold of 321 thousand cubic feet as well as a partial tween deck, which can also be used as bulkheads.
AtoB@C Shipping underlined that the newbuildings will enable almost 50% reduction in CO2 emissions vs the 5,000 dwt vessels currently in its fleet.
"With the six newbuildings from Dajin Shipyard we are introducing together with our partners efficient and flexible vessels as tonnage providers to AtoB@C Shipping. We are happy that these ships will enter into this charter, serving trades where the benefits of these modern vessels with regards to sustainability will make a difference," commented Dierk Faust, Managing Director of BAAS Shipping.
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