Deltamarin Marks First Orders from Bunker-Saving Box Ship Design Range

Eimskip and Royal Arctic Line have ordered the first three box ships based on Deltamarin’s energy-efficient cargo ship design family. (File Image)

Deltamarin Ltd. (Deltamarin) today announced that Iceland's Eimskipafélag Íslands HF (Eimskip) and Greenland's Royal Arctic Line A/S (Royal Arctic Line) have ordered the first three container vessels based on Deltamarin's energy-efficient cargo ship design family.

"We are very proud of this new contract, which further confirms our expertise in cargo ships. The design is based on Deltamarin's extensive development work for a new generation of energy-efficient and operationally optimised 1,000-3,000 TEU container vessels intended for feeder service," said Markku Miinala, Director, Sales and Marketing at Deltamarin.

The "highly fuel-efficient and environmentally-friendly" 2,150 TEU ice class container vessels will be capable of sailing in Arctic waters, and will comply with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Polar Code.

Deltmarin says that, with their overall length of 180 m and breadth of 31 m, the container vessels are set to be larger than the trade's current vessels, yet are designed to have a low impact on the environment.

The company also notes that the vessels will comply with IMO NOx TIER III requirements and will feature built-in scrubber systems to minimise SOx emissions.

"These vessels will consume less fuel per container unit, hence the operating costs will be lower than in existing vessels," notes Deltamarin.

The ships are set to be built at China's Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard - the yard with which Deltamarin (China) Co., Ltd has signed a design contract.

Work is set to be carried out at Deltamarin's Shanghai office over an estimated period of eight months, says the company.

In 2015, Deltamarin announced the introduction of what it said was "the future container feeder design," the A.Delta2300.