Beluga Shipping, based in Bremen, Germany, has recently launched the Beluga P-series, a new state-of-the-art multipurpose super heavy lift project carrier.
The P-series will represent the next generation of flexible carriers operating more independently from local port infrastructure. It is an ideal strategic answer to the current market situation marked by growth and expansion. A total of 16 units are under construction and due to be delivered as from 2009 onwards. Ice class E 3 will enable these vessels to travel the north-east-passage for presumably two or three months a year. Ballast water treatment systems based on electrolytic disinfection will be installed on all P-series carriers to prevent environmentally harmful marine invasions in alien habitats. Furthermore, two of these super heavy lift vessels will also be equipped with the innovative towing kite propulsion system “SkySails”. On the Beluga P-series vessels the kites will provide for sail surfaces of 600 square meters each. Fuel savings in the dimension of up to ten tonnes daily can then be anticipated according to present-day-estimates.
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