Cochin Shipyard delivers second ice-class vessel to German firm
The 7,000-tonne vessel is designed for carrying diverse cargoes, including project and heavy cargo, steel coils and containers
Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) recently completed the delivery of MS Maria, the second vessel in the eight-strong HS EcoFreighter series of multi-purpose vessels (MPVs), to a German shipping company. The vessel was designed by Groot Ship Design from the Netherlands and constructed at CSL's facilities.
With a deadweight capacity of 7,000 tonnes, MS Maria is an ice-class vessel designed to handle various types of cargo, including project cargo, heavy cargo, steel coils, containers, timber, paper, dry bulk cargoes like coal and grain, and dangerous goods for trade across the globe. The vessel features a single large cargo hold equipped with six movable panels, providing flexibility in cargo configurations.
The propulsion system for MS Maria is powered by a medium-speed four-stroke diesel engine, which drives a controllable pitch propeller through a reduction gearbox. The delivery and acceptance protocol between CSL and HS Schiffahrts UG (haftungsbeschränkt) & Co. KG in Germany was signed by S. Harikrishnan, director (operations) at CSL, and Heinz Josef Schepers, director at the German firm.
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