Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) on Wednesday delivered the second of the eight HS EcoFreighter series of Multi-Purpose Vessels (MPVs) — MS Maria– to HS Schiffahrts UG (haftungsbeschränkt) & Co KG in Germany.
The Delivery and Acceptance Protocol was signed between S Harikrishnan, Director (Operations), Cochin Shipyard Limited, and Heinz Josef Schepers, Director, HS Schiffahrts UG (haftungsbeschränkt) & Co KG.
The vessel has been designed by Groot Ship Design, Netherlands, and constructed at CSL in accordance with the Classification Rules of DNV. The 7,000 DWT HS EcoFreighter Multi-Purpose Vessel is an ice-class vessel capable of carrying project cargo, heavy cargo, steel coils, containers, timber, paper, dry bulk cargoes such as coal and grain, as well as dangerous goods, for worldwide trading.
The vessel features a raked stem with the “Groot Crossbow” design, optimised for enhanced speed performance and fuel efficiency, along with a transom stern. The vessel is provided with a single large cargo hold fitted with six movable panels, enabling flexible cargo configurations, including grain bulkheads at multiple positions and a tween deck arrangement.
The delivery of MS Maria marks an important milestone in Cochin Shipyard Ltd’s expanding presence in the international commercial shipbuilding market and reflects the company’s growing capabilities in constructing technologically advanced and versatile merchant vessels for global owners.