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Newport Shipping and NSB Group are proud to announce that they have signed a cooperation agreement for the provision of maritime services and products.

NSB’s ship WIDENING design

This latest cooperation agreement also includes NSB’s ship WIDENING design for containerships in conjunction with turnkey service provider Newport Shipping’s specialised solutions for ship repair and retrofit services.

This concept is an option for ship owners looking to expand the lifetime of their fleet and meet international decarbonisation reduction regulations. 

Widening container vessel for flexibility

During the WIDENING process, the amount of reefer plugs can be increased to get more flexibility

The concept is about widening a container vessel in breadth while the existing main engine remains the same. Furthermore, other options are for bulbous bow optimisation and propeller retrofit.

During the WIDENING process, the amount of reefer plugs can be increased to get more flexibility in the stowage plan. 

Three ship-widening projects

NSB has already carried out three ship-widening projects. The vessels were widened at the HRDD shipyard in China. The container intake grew from 4.872 TEU and 560 reefer plugs to 6.296 TEU and 1.131 reefer plugs. The three ships are in service for MSC.

Ingmar Loges, Managing Director (Hamburg), Newport Shipping comments on the latest co-operation agreement, “Working with the Germany-based ship management group will provide opportunities for both companies allowing them to cater for a wider range of customers.

Better environmental rating

Markus Thewes, Chief Commercial Officer of NSB comments about the ship's WIDENING design and the impact that it will have on the containership market, “With this design existing vessels can reach a better environmental rating in terms of EEXI and CII. The increased container capacity is generating higher earning potential along with a higher asset value.”

Newport Shipping working with pioneering financial sources who are looking for sustainable financing projects. About this latest cooperation, Newport Shipping will also look to obtain conditional funding approval for the retrofit programme, if applicable.

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