{"id":509,"date":"2020-06-22T10:47:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T09:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mercator.nfdtesting.uk\/propulsion-and-future-fuels-conference\/2020\/06\/22\/vigorous-fleet-renewal-by-irish-owner\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T21:51:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T20:51:16","slug":"vigorous-fleet-renewal-by-irish-owner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.motorship.com\/propulsion-and-future-fuels-conference\/news\/vessels-shipyards\/vigorous-fleet-renewal-by-irish-owner\/","title":{"rendered":"VIGOROUS FLEET RENEWAL BY IRISH OWNER"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 8,500dwt Arklow Ace<\/em> is the third in a series of six singledeckers from the Westerbroek yard in the northern Netherlands, while the 16,800dwt bulk carrier Arklow Wood<\/em> is the last of a quartet constructed at Ferus Smit\u2019s premises at Leer, just over the border in Germany.<\/p>\n

Both designs are derivations of the 8,600dwt, 350,000ft3-capacity Arklow Bay type, six of which were completed by the Dutch shipbuilder over the course of 2014 and 2015.<\/p>\n

The new A-class features a modified bow form and slightly lower propulsive power plus the addition of a nozzle to achieve increased fuel efficiency, and has been adapted to meet ice class 1A criteria. The W-type bulker encapsulates twice the enclosed cargo volume and nearly double the deadweight relative to the Arklow Bay design on a 30m increase in overall length and 4m-wider beam.<\/p>\n

The A-series made its debut in 2019 when Arklow Abbey<\/em> entered service, followed in January by Arklow Accord<\/em> and this month by Arklow Ace<\/em>, with three sisterships due over the next seven or eight months. Two box-shaped holds suited to the gamut of agricultural and industrial commodities in intra-European trade provide an underdeck volume of 349,700ft3, with extra loading flexibility afforded by a portable bulkhead.<\/p>\n

The main engine is a six-cylinder version of the compact MaK M25 medium-speed diesel, rated in this application at 2,000kW, supplemented by two 220kW Yanmar auxiliaries. Manoeuvrability essential to coastal and river port working is enhanced by a 380kW bow thrusters and Becker flap rudder.<\/p>\n

The 149.5-metre Arklow Wood<\/em> strengthens the fleet at its higher-capacity end, the W-generation being exceeded in size only by the company\u2019s two handysize bulkers. The two-hold configuration comprises a 266,000ft3 intake in No1 hold and 430,000ft3 in No2 hold, and incorporates moveable bulkheads with multiple placing points. The tank top can accept loading at 20t\/m3, giving scope for denser cargoes such as steel coils and forestry goods.<\/p>\n

As with the A-class, the propulsive power installation is also from Caterpillar Motoren in Germany, in the shape of an eight-cylinder MaK M32C engine turning out 3,840kW, and driving a Berg controllable pitch propeller through a Keller reduction gearbox. The propeller is ducted for improved thrust at lower speeds and reduced maximum power requirement. The at-sea electrical load is covered by a 750kW shaft generator, complementing the 350kW Yanmar genset.<\/p>\n

Arklow\u2019s policy of continual fleet capacity renewal and development is also expressed in a series of six newbuilds of 5,150dwt on the Ferus Smit workload, occupying delivery slots through 2022 and 2023.<\/p>\n

PRINCIPAL PARTICULARS – Arklow Ace<\/em> and Arklow Wood<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Arklow Ace<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Arklow Wood<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Length overall<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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120.5m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

149.5m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Length bp<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

116.9m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

145.5m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Breadth, moulded<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

15.0m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

19.3m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Depth<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

9.6m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

12.0m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Draught, summer load<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

7.2m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

8.6m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Corresponding dwt<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

8,543t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

16,791t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Draught, winter load<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

7.0m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

8.4m<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Corresponding dwt<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

8,156t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

16,315t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Gross tonnage<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

5,078t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

9,999t<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Holds<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Hold capacity(grain\/bale)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

349,706ft3 (9,902m3)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

696,295ft3 (19,716m3)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

\n

Main engine power<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

2,000kW<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

3,840kW<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Class<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Bureau Veritas<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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Bureau Veritas<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Leading Irish owner Arklow Shipping, a prominent player in the European shortsea cargo trades, took delivery in June of a further two vessels from Dutch shipbuilding contractor Ferus Smit, writes David Tinsley.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":510,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"sponsor":[],"class_list":["post-509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-vessels-shipyards"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.motorship.com\/propulsion-and-future-fuels-conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.motorship.com\/propulsion-and-future-fuels-conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.motorship.com\/propulsion-and-future-fuels-conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.motorship.com\/propulsion-and-future-fuels-conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.motorship.com\/propulsion-and-future-fuels-conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=509"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.motorship.com\/propulsion-and-future-fuels-conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/509\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":511,"href":"https:\/\/www.motorship.com\/propulsion-and-future-fuels-conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/509\/revisions\/511"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.motorship.com\/propulsion-and-future-fuels-conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/510"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.motorship.com\/propulsion-and-future-fuels-conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.motorship.com\/propulsion-and-future-fuels-conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.motorship.com\/propulsion-and-future-fuels-conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=509"},{"taxonomy":"sponsor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.motorship.com\/propulsion-and-future-fuels-conference\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/sponsor?post=509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}