Carisbrooke Shipping orders diesel-electric dry bulker

UK-based shipping company Carisbrooke Shipping has ordered a 7,280-dwt diesel-electric hybrid dry bulk cargo vessel from the Thecla Bodewes Shipyards in the Netherlands.

PHOTO: Thecla Bodewes Shipyards’ chief executive Thecla Bodewes and Carisbrooke Shipping’s chief executive Helen Tveitan at the deal signing (from left to right). Carisbrooke Shipping

A diesel-electric hybrid vessel is fitted with a diesel engine driving an electric generator that feeds electric traction to a motor and helps propel it forward.

The diesel-electric propulsion system onboard the vessel in combination with the “power-management system minimizes energy losses, reduces overall fuel consumption and reduces CO2 emissions,” Carisbrooke Shipping claims.

The vessel is expected to be delivered in 2026.

By Tuhin Roy

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