Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) has delivered MS Heinz, the first vessel in the HS EcoFreighter series of multi-purpose vessels (MPVs), to Germany-based HS Schiffahrts UG (haftungsbeschränkt) & Co. KG, marking a significant milestone in CSL’s growing international commercial shipbuilding portfolio.
The delivery and acceptance protocol was signed during a virtual ceremony between S. Harikrishnan, Director (Operations), Cochin Shipyard Limited, and Heinz Josef Schepers, Director, HS Schiffahrts UG (haftungsbeschränkt) & Co. KG.
Designed by Groot Ship Design of the Netherlands and built in accordance with DNV classification rules, the 7,000 DWT HS EcoFreighter is an ice-class MPV engineered for worldwide trading. The vessel is capable of carrying a wide range of cargoes, including project and heavy cargo, steel coils, containers, timber, paper, dry bulk such as coal and grain, as well as dangerous goods.
The vessel features a raked stem with the “Groot Cross-Bow” design for improved speed performance and fuel efficiency, along with a transom stern. It is equipped with a single large cargo hold fitted with six movable panels, allowing flexible cargo configurations, including multiple grain bulkhead positions and a tween deck arrangement. Propulsion is provided by a medium-speed four-stroke diesel engine driving a controllable pitch propeller through a reduction gearbox.
According to CSL, the delivery of MS Heinz underscores the shipyard’s expanding capabilities in building technologically advanced, versatile merchant vessels for global owners and strengthens its presence in the international shipbuilding market.