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Breakbulk Europe 2019

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Visit our stand (Q27 Hall 4) at Breakbulk Europe 2019

For two years in a row now Conoship International will attend at Breakbulk Europe in Bremen. From Tuesday the 21st of May till Thursday the 23rd of May 2019 the Breakbulk Europe 2019 will take place at the Messe Bremen in Germany. We are pleased to announce that Conoship International will be present at this exhibition again. We would like to invite you to visit our booth (Hall 4 – Stand Q27) during the trade fair and meet our vessel design specialists.

Breakbulk Europe is the Europe’s largest exhibition for the project and Breakbulk industry, for Conoship it will be a unique opportunity to present the company at the centre of one of their key markets. During the complete exhibition our team will be available to discuss your demands and future vessel design.

Interested in the best fleet for your trade? Or how to lower emissions and save fuel by our Econowind-unit on your ships? Do you want to know if your idea is feasible, technical or financially? Don’t forget to visit our stand and ask for our special Breakbulk offer for the ship of your choice.

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Delivery of 250 pax ferry for the Wadden Sea

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Recently the Rum Hart was delivered to her owner Wyker Dampfschiffs-reederei. This 250 Pax ultra light catamaran for the Wadden Sea was designed and engineered by Conoship International and buit by Thecla Bodewes Shipyards in Harlingen. We are very proud of this project, the good cooperation with the owner and the shipyard and the result of this unique vessel.

Read more about it in the press release of Wyker Dampfschiffs-reederei.

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Top design Catamaran Ferry for the Wadden Sea

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This Catamaran Passenger Ferry for 150 / 250 passengers was developed by Conoship International B.V. for Wyker Dampfschiffs-Reederei in Wyk.  The vessel, with an exterior design more closely related to yachts than to commercial ships, was designed by Conoship International in close cooperation with the owner, supported by specialists such as Van Oossanen, SiGu Design and the Vienna Ship Model Basin. The vessel has been built by Thecla Bodewes Shipyards in Harlingen and will be delivered in spring 2019.

This article highlights the design considerations of this innovative, compact, lightweight, shallow draught and fast aluminium catamaran. It presents how the owners’ requirements, the embarking and disembarking possibilities of passengers and specific German Flag State Regulations led to the layout of the vessel. Another interesting feature was the development of the catamaran hull form to achieve a speed of 18 kn in the very shallow waters of the Northern German Waddensea with a limited amount of power.

Read the full article Conoship International design of a Catamaran Ferry for WDR

CONOSHIP DECREASES ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT

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CONOSHIP International decreases significantly the ecological footprint of shipping

Conoship International B.V. is in continuous innovation since 1952. The passionate team of Conoship International delivers the next level in ship design by introducing equipment which support the positive human impact on Earth’s ecosystem.

Since 2017, Conoship has been developing the eConowind-unit which is used to reduce emissions and fuel consumption. The unit has two foldable VentiFoils which create a superior thrust. Two, four or six units can be fitted on a vessel. In the case of two eConowind-units on a vessel with 5000 ton cargo, it is expected that the average fuel savings and reduction of emissions will be between 10 to 20%. The first trials of testing at sea have been successful and the results are promising. Therefore, Conoship International makes a big step towards emission free shipping.

Conoship strives to add more value to the development of new as well as future equipment which will decrease the ecological footprint. In this manner, the organization advocates the philosophy of a global citizenship by initiating a forthcoming transition to the usage of more renewable energy systems. As a result, Conoship has launched and is involved in several research projects for alternative fuels. In the next years, Conoship will present designs for a fleet that will be able to fulfil any foreseeable future demands, up to zero-emission.

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Refit Icebreaker to Superyacht

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In the summer of 2017 Conoship’s research and Consultancy department was assigned with the conversion design study for an icebreaker vessel (originally also designed by Conoship International) to a luxurious explorer super yacht. On basis of the owners and Icon Yachts’ wishes and demands we provided a technical general arrangement plan together with a positive advice for the technical feasibility of the refit.

Together with Icon Yachts architects we fit the needs and class of a luxurious explorer yacht into an existent icebreaker/maintenance vessel within current rules and regulations and modern technical demands. Keeping the characteristics of the ship, resulting in a modern yacht like no other.

With the owners and Icon Yachts’ approval we are proud to announce that Conoship Internationals naval architects proceed with the refit of this conversion. Carrying out the basic design including rules and regulations study (large yacht code 3 and polar code), construction, arrangements drawings and HVAC design and integration Conoship International has proven again to be a design and engineering company with great expertise in a wide range of vessels.

For more information about other refits, luxury yachts, explorer vessels, cruise vessels, other vessels or research and consultancy in the maritime industry, please check our ships or contact us at sales@conoship.com.

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Launching new website eConowind

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Launching new website eConowind

With the launch of the new website: www.econowind.nl, eConowind takes another step in the promotion and development of Wind-Assisted Ship Propulsion with the eConowind-unit, for which a 12m full scale prototype is under construction.

The eConowind unit is a product of eConowind: a Dutch based company, daughter of Conoship International and HCP. The development of an economical Wind-Assisted Ship Propulsion-unit that can easily be applied on new and existing vessels was initiated by Conoship. The resulting eConowind-unit is a combined effort with eConowind BV and an important step to realize Conoship International’s vision on a future of emission-free shipping. That goes beyond the IMO 2020 goal to reduce the future fleet CO2 output.

The development of the eConowind-unit is supported by the European Union and the three northern Dutch counties (SNN) with the VIA funding for regional development.

For further details about the eConowind-unit please visit the new website at www.econowind.nl or visit our presentation on the latest VentiFoil developments in the Natural Propulsion seminar on Wednesday May 30th in the BlueWeek 2018 in STC in Rotterdam.

Research & Development

Conoship International has a strong focus on research & development and the application of R&D-results in innovative ship designs, improving efficiency related to aspects like fuel efficiency, cargo hold, lowest EEDI, CO2 output minimisation and more. We have initiated and are involved in several research projects for alternative fuels, to enable shipping to remain the biggest and one of the greenest players in future transport.

Multiple eConowind-units can be applied on a ship, leading to expected average fuel reductions up to 25%, but this is only a small part of our vision on the fleet of the future. Later this year we will present our designs for a fleet that will be able to fulfil any foreseeable future demands, up to zero-emission.

Interested? Contact us at econowind@econowind.nl or visit us at Breakbulk Europe 2018, booth 121!

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Special offer Preliminary Concept Design during Breakbulk Europe 2018

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During the Breakbulk Europe 2018 exhibition in Bremen, Germany from Tuesday 29th of May until Thursday 31st of May 2018, Conoship International offers a special a Preliminary Concept Design for a dry cargo vessel for only € 9,750.00 excl. VAT

Come and visit us during the exhibition at our booth (hall 4, stand 121) or send us an email to breakbulk2018@conoship.com to subscribe for this special offer.

Scope of work:

    • Concept General Arrangement Plan
    • 2D artist impression of the side view
    • Speed-Power prediction
    • EEDI calculation
    • GT/NT calculation
    • Design rationale

Validity period

This offer is valid from 29th of May up to 4th of June 2018.

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Visit our stand (121) at Breakbulk Europe 2018

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Visit our stand (121) at Breakbulk Europe 2018

From Tuesday the 29th of May till Thursday the 31st of May 2018 the Breakbulk Europe 2018 will take place at the Messe Bremen in Germany. We are pleased to announce that Conoship International will be present at this exhibition. We would like to invite you to visit our booth (Hall 4 – Stand 121) during the trade fair and meet our vessel design specialists.

Breakbulk Europe is the Europe’s largest exhibition for the project and breakbulk industry, for Conoship it will be a unique opportunity to present the company at the centre of one of their key markets. During the complete exhibition our team will be available to discuss your demands and future vessel design.

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Conoship International expands office

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Conoship International expands their office.

Only six months after the office renovation in 2015, Conoship International expands their office on the fourth floor of the Northern Trade Center building in Groningen. Half of the northern wing, initially meant for engineering projects, was fully occupied for the next eighteen months. Eventually Conoship decided to renew the complete northern wing and expand their office to the full top floor of the building. This expansion resulted in an office space of approx. 800 m2 , with a design department and an engineering department, where the potential is to (re-)arrange this office space by project teams relevant to our projects.
The expansion of the office space is an appropriate action of the continuous growth of Conoship in the last four years to about 40 employees at this moment.