The WW/OW partnership has collaborated successfully with MHI in the past, enabling it to develop an ultra-modern ro-ro design that features greater cargo capacity and more efficient operations. The new ro-ro carriers will have a cargo volume of 138,000 cu/m, almost 10% greater than the most recent such carriers used by WW and OW.

The new generation of ro-ro vessels will be employed in WW and OW’s joint venture Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics. They are designed for efficient transportation and the handling of high and heavy cargo (H&H), non-containerised cargo (NCC) and cars.
Several major, innovative design criteria mark the vessels out as unique in their class including high ramp capacity, deck strength and height, low fuel consumption, good transportation economy and safe cargo handling.

A special focus has been put on environmental considerations, with particular attention paid to hull line development in order to reduce fuel oil consumption and exhaust gas emissions, while an advanced ballast treatment system will be installed to reduce the harmful transfer of micro-organisms between different ecosystems. Exhaust gas energy will also be recovered to generate all electrical power requirements at sea.

Additionally, a 1,100kW frequency converted PTO has been chosen as power supplement for parallel operation with the turbo generator (maximum output 1,200kW). This is for use in situations where the sea load demands more power than can be met by the turbo generator alone. This enables optimal usage of the main engine’s power capacity and increases its overall efficiency, while simultaneously reducing CO2, NOx, SOx and FOC emissions. Similarly, the electronically controlled MAN diesel engine extends TBOs while improving the vessel’s manoeuvrability.