The British Graig orders to the Chinese yard Jinhai the construction of a series of innovative ships feeder



The British armament Graig has ordered to the Chinese ship yard Jinhai Heavy Industry a series of innovative portacontainer feeder, until a total of 26 ships, that 2000 Blue takes part of the new Marlin generation. The first two ships will be taken in delivery in August and in September 2013 and the others two months and means will be taken in delivery successively to the rhythm of two ships every.

The class ships feeder "Marlin", that they are planned by the Finn Wärtsilä Corporation in collaboration with Graig and the society of Norwegian classification Det Norske Veritas (DNV) - has emphasized the British company - will allow a saving of 30% about of fuel in terms of daily fuel consumption for transported container teu.

One of the three versions base, the Marlin 2000 Blue, will have a diesel propulsion, an ability little more than 2.000 teu and will be able to navigate to a variable cruise speed between 10 to 20 knots about that, besides the progettuali characteristics of the ship, it will allow to obtain such important fuel saving. The Marlin 2000 Blue is specifically planned for the traffics intra-asiati us. The second version base, Marlin 2500 Jade, will have also it a diesel propulsion, but a greater ability (2,500 teu). The third version, the Marlin 2500 Green, always of the ability to 2.500 teu, is planned for navigation in areas ECAS (Emission Control Areas), subject to control of the emissions, and will offer to the option of the double quantity system of propulsion diesel engine-LNG propulsion.

"This series - the managing director of Graig has commented, Hugh Williams - answers to the requirements of the industry. In the market of the container vessels there is deficiency of quality unit feeder, with a efficient fuel consumption, from the competitive price and respectful of the atmosphere, that they serve the portacontainer of great dimensions that come now put in service from the main lines of navigation. This innovative family of the Marlin project will overwhelm such gap and we expect that this order is the first of long future series of ships of greater ability which got ahead from the Marlin consortium".

"Draft - it has added Williams - of a radical change for the segment feeder of the industry of the container and marks the beginning of a market of the ships feeder to two levels. Al advanced level will be those which, as the Marlin, will be efficient from the environmental the fuel consumption and point of view and that they will be adapted to the economies of scale of the new mega-liners. This is the better ship in absolute for this activity that can be found nowadays and is ready for being produced in series. We have signed a contract with a yard of high ability, have the financings and we have elaborated the work programmes. Three versions are available base, adapted the ready shipowners to invest and to the companies of navigation that intend to rent efficient cleaner unit feeder and".

Williams has explained because its society has chosen for the construction of the new ships own the plant of the Jinhai Chinese, that it is situated near Shanghai. "Graig - it has specified - has an immense acquaintance of the Chinese yards and we of it have selected a sure number before to identify better Jinhai which solution for our model of business. Jinhai takes part of the Hainan Airlines group, an important Chinese conglomerate that leader possesses the logistic operator Grand Lowers Logistics, and is the possibility by the group of belongings of the yard to acquire or to rent the Marlin ships. Jinhai constructs optimal ships and has remarkable productive ability that allows to realize more constructions in contemporary".