Record ship reaches Europe

The hybrid MGO/LNG Botnia Enabler is the first of Wallenius Sol’s award-winning vessels, along with sister ship Baltic Enabler. On 30 June 2022 she reached the Belgian port of Zeebrugge, fully laden following her seven-week maiden voyage from China.

“Finally being able to welcome her to Europe is a big deal,” said Ragnar Johansson, Managing Director at Wallenius Sol.

“As her name suggests, Botnia Enabler will help Swedish and Finnish industry and enable our customers to reach important ports in northern Finland, Sweden, Germany, Benelux and the UK with their goods.”

The ship will now unload at a number of terminals in Zeebrugge and Antwerp before once again taking on board cargo for customers such as Northvolt, Metsä and Stora Enso.

On 7 July Botnia Enabler will enter scheduled traffic on her regular ZeebruggeAntwerp-Kookola-Oulu-Kemi-Skellefteå-Travemünde route.

“Botnia Enabler has increased our container capacity by 300 per cent, and almost 100 per cent for RoRo cargo, compared to the ship she is replacing. And later, when we add Baltic Enabler, the route will have a capacity of 962 teu,” said Ragnar Johansson.