The two EcoCoasters currently under construction at dutch shipyard Royal Bodewes for Finland’s VG-Shipping will be managed by a bespoke treatment system designed by ACO Marine.
Both 4700 dwt EcoCoasters »Eeva VG« and »Mirva VG«, due to be delivered this autumn to VG-Shipping, the[ds_preview] ship management arm of the Meriaura Group, feature MEPC.227(64)-compliant Clarimar MF-1 treatment plants. Fully type-approved by Bureau Veritas (BV) to meet MEPC 227(64) and EC MED module B, the ACO Clarimar MF can reduce Coliform Bacteria to 25/100ml, TSS to <14mg/l, BOD to <3mg/l, and COD to <25mg/l the manufacturer stated. The compact systems supplied to both of the vessels, currently outfitted in Papenburg, Germany, each have a wet weight of just 1640 kg.
According to ACO Marine like all of their products, the Clarimar MF is manufactured entirely in the EU from high performance materials which, unlike coated black steel, is completely corrosion resistant and light weight, the system’s modular design affords simple installation and requires only one power connection.
The new EcoCoasters designed by Foreship and Aker Arctic and built to BV’s Cleanship notation, cause considerably less environmental impact than conventional dry cargo vessels. Hull form and machinery have been optimised for slow steaming at 9 kn, with each vessel powered by a single ABC 8DZC main engine running on MGO or biofuel produced at Meriaura Group’s refinery in Uusikaupunki. Fuel consumption is almost halved compared to other dry cargo vessels of this size and class ACO Marine stated.
