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Initiated by Alwena Shipping and in consortium with naval architecture firm VPLP Design and engineering firm SDARI, the Trade Wings 2,500 unveiled in 2021 is an innovative concept for a “small” 2,500 TEU container ship designed to meet 2050 greenhouse gas emission targets.
It features hybrid-electric propulsion (LNG and MGO), with six Oceanwings and azimuth thrusters, enabling a reduction in CO2 emissions of around 35% on the scale of an Atlantic crossing. Its engines are easily adaptable to cleaner alternative fuels (LNG, ammonia, hydrogen, etc.).
Innovation
PARTNERS : SDARI, VPLP et AYRO
START OF PROJECT : mid 2020
END OF PROJECT : spring 2021
VESSEL TYPE : Container ship
LENGTH OVERALL : 197.25 m
MOULDED BREADTH : 32.2 m
DRAUGHT (SCANTLING) : 10.50 m
CAPACITY : 2449 DWT
MATERIAL : Steel
PROPULSION :
LNG/MGO-electric hybrid with wings
2x azimuth thrusters
6x 363 m² Oceanwings
SERVICE SPEED : 16 KNOTS
MAX SPEED : depending on wind
Trade Wings 2050 received approval in principle (AIP) from Bureau Veritas in spring 2021, validating the relevance and all the studies carried out for such a concept.
