Cochin Shipyard Limited has delivered — MS Heinz — the first of the HS EcoFreighter series of Multi-Purpose Vessels (MPVs) to the Germany-based HS Schiffahrts UG (haftungsbeschränkt) & Co. KG
The delivery of MS Heinz marks an important milestone in Cochin Shipyard Limited’s expanding presence in the international commercial shipbuilding market and reflects CSL’s growing capabilities in constructing technologically advanced and versatile merchant vessels for global owners, said a press release.
The delivery and acceptance protocol was signed between S. Harikrishnan, Director (Operations), Cochin Shipyard Limited and Heinz Josef Schepers, Director, HS Schiffahrts UG (haftungsbeschränkt) & Co. KG, through a virtual ceremony.
The vessel has been designed by Groot Ship Design, Netherlands and constructed at CSL in accordance with the Classification Rules of DNV. The 7,000 DWT HS EcoFreighter Multi-Purpose Vessel is an ice-class vessel capable of carrying project cargo, heavy cargo, steel coils, containers, timber, paper, dry bulk cargoes such as coal and grain, as well as dangerous goods, for worldwide trading.
It features a raked stem with the “Groot Cross-Bow” design, optimised for enhanced speed performance and fuel efficiency, along with a transom stern. It is provided with a single large cargo hold fitted with six movable panels, enabling flexible cargo configurations, including grain bulkheads at multiple positions and a tween deck arrangement. Propulsion is provided by a medium-speed four-stroke diesel engine driving a controllable pitch propeller through a reduction gearbox.
