By GMM News | 2024-03-18 | Global Partner News |

Around March 2024 as informed, SMT Shipping marked 1 year the handover MV Florvik anniversary the company’s yard in the Netherlands.

According to Royal Bodewes, the vessel is the 8th eco-friendly cement trader delivered to SMT Shipping.Six months ago in 2022, SMT Shipping welcomed another vessel from Royal Bodewes, MV Solvik.

SMT’s fleet currently encompasses bulk carriers, belt unloaders, transhippers, cement vessels, minibulkers/MPP vessels, and support vessels. The ships are built for fully self-loading/self discharging bulk transport operations.

Meanwhile, Royal Bodewes in that time was delivered the first in a series of three new battery-hybrid bulkers to Norwegian shipping company Hagland Shipping.

Hagland initially signed a contract with the Dutch shipbuilder for two battery-hybrid bulker, however, the firm decided to purchase one additional 5,000 dwt bulk carrier.

The vessels are battery-hybrid general cargo carriers of 5,000 dwt, equipped with an electrical cargo handler.

Compared to the oldest vessels in Hagland’s existing fleet, the vessel is expected to reduce CO2 emissions by more than 40% and nitrogen oxide emissions by 90-95%, according to Hagland.