Aasen Shipping has inked a deal with Royal Bodewes for the construction of three cutting-edge hybrid powered methanol-ready self-discharging vessels. The delivery timeline for these innovative ships is scheduled for December 2025, April 2026, and September 2026. This order follows the successful delivery of ‘Aasfjell’ and ‘Aasfoss’ in 2021 and 2022, further solidifying the partnership between Aasen Shipping and Royal Bodewes.
Vessel Specifications:
- Length Overall (LOA): 119.95 meters
- Beam: 15.85 meters
- Draft: 7.50 meters
- Deadweight (DWAT): 9,400 tons
- Gross Tonnage (GT): 5,700
- Net Tonnage (NT): 3,000
- Main Engine: 2250 kW Wartsila 6L25
These forthcoming vessels will share a design lineage with their predecessors, but with notable enhancements. Notably, they will be equipped with a substantial battery pack, enabling peak shaving for both the main and auxiliary engines. Additionally, the cargo handling machinery will operate on electricity, reducing noise and emissions. When berthed at ports with shore power infrastructure, these ships can engage in emissions-free loading and unloading operations. The amalgamation of a state-of-the-art hull, battery technology, and variable frequency drive will result in significantly lower emissions and fuel consumption compared to similar vessels in the market.
Charting a Greener Course
The new vessels will hold a class notation as “Methyl/Ethyl alcohol fuelled ready”. This designation means that, once green methanol becomes readily available, these ships can be easily retrofitted to run on this environmentally-friendly fuel. In doing so, they will operate entirely emission-free, both in port and at sea.
Transitioning to emission-free operations represents one of the paramount challenges today. These vessels symbolize the collective commitment, shared by Aasen Shipping, to meet this challenge head-on. By leveraging cutting-edge technology, we aim to not only slash emissions but also curtail fuel costs and minimize carbon-related expenses.
About Royal Bodewes
Royal Bodewes has been building innovative, sustainable and highly cost-efficient vessels since 1812.
From dry cargo vessels to self-discharging cement carriers and specials, like tankers and ro-ro, the list
of vessels built is extensive.
Royal Bodewes is currently building at three yards simultaneously in the north of the Netherlands. In
addition to the Aasen Shipping vessels, orders include 2 dry cargo vessels for a Swedish ship owner,
one cement tanker for a Taiwanese ship owner, one ro-ro cargo vessel for French Polynesia and
several general cargo vessels for European owners.
About Aasen Shipping
Aasen Shipping is a family-owned company based in Mosterhamn, Norway. The company was
established by captain-owner Hans Martin Torkelsen in 1981. Today the company owns and operates
nine self-discharging bulk carriers, ranging from 6.000 to 9.500 DWAT tons.
