Knud E. Hansen has signed a contract with Nanjing Jinling Shipyard, China, for the basic design of a number of large RoRo vessels, based on the Grimaldi/Knud E. Hansen design.
The new vessels, the first of which is expected to be delivered in 2020, will have a length of 238 m, a beam of 34 m and a gross tonnage of 64,000 t. They will be able to transport over 7800 lane m of rolling units, equivalent to approximately 500 trailers.
Grimaldi Green 5th Generation
The design of the newbuilds was developed by the Technical and Energy Saving Department of the Grimaldi Group together with Knud E. Hansen in close cooperation with the shipyard. The RoRo’s are known as the “Grimaldi Green 5th Generation” (GG5G).
Lithium Batteries
The vessels will use electricity in port, courtesy of large lithium batteries, thus guaranteeing zero emissions whilst at berth. These batteries will be recharged during navigation, through shaft generators adding the so-called peak shaving system, and with the aid of 600 m2 of solar panels.
