The Finnish Langh Ship has received the first in a series of three 1,200-TEU feeders from PaxOcean Zhoushan, to be chartered by Borchard Lines.
Ingrid, designed by Langh Ship in co-op with the Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute, is optimised for carrying 45-foot containers both in the holds and on deck.
"An innovative and unique feature of Langh Ship's new feeder vessel are the hatch covers [...] opened in three sections on the width of the vessel, which gives better accessibility to the cargo holds, even if the entire bay on deck is not discharged. This is a novum on container feeders. In addition, the cargo holds are fitted with cell guides, which can be adjusted in sections between 40' and 45' container positions, which further increases the flexibility to the vessel's cargo areas," Langh Ship highlighted in a press brief.
The feeder also features several solutions from Langh Tech, including a hybrid scrubber that's prepared for installing the company's onboard carbon capture (OCC) system that can reduce the ship's CO2 emissions by 25-50% (at the same time binding the captured material into resealable sodium carbonate). The OCC can also be used while running on biofuels. Ingrid also has Langh Tech's ballast water management system and space reserved for batteries, a new area explored by the company.
Read more about Langh Tech's OCC system in the article Capturing a greener future. How to develop a high-efficiency onboard carbon capture system (with a saleable, eco-friendly, circular economy end product).
Photo: Langh Ship