Milestone for Longship Group B.V. First new building order for Dutch shortsea operator Longship Group

"This is a milestone in Longship's 11 years' history. As industrial carrier we further implement our vision of a homogeneous modern fleet. Longship serves and fully meets the requirements and priorities of our industrial customers. We are continuously looking into expansion possibilities and new technologies to ensure sustainable growth that will keep our fleet up to date and future proof," says Øyvind Sivertsen, Managing Partner and CEO of Longship.  "This is a milestone in Longship's 11 years' history...

STOCKHOLM, 11/03/2021 (informazione.news - comunicati stampa - trasporti)

says  Managing Partner and CEO of Longship. 

The Bijlsma Trader 6000 is a multi-purpose vessel with a total length of 103.48 m , deadweight of approx. 6,080 mt a hold capacity of nearly 270,000 cubic feet, suitable for heavy cargo and equipped with tween decks.

says Managing Partner of Longship.

The new buildings are optimized with i.a. a low power, 1,600 kW, main engine that drives a nozzled adjustable pitch propeller, shore connection, heat recovery and ECO performance monitoring software. These systems and the design of the vessels contribute to a reduction of CO2 emissions as well as a reduced fuel consumption of about 20% compared to similar tonnages. This results in an excellent EEDI score and alignment with the IMO 2050 ambition of reducing emissions by at least 50%.

says , CEO of VMS Shipping Group

," says , Relationship Manager ABN AMRO .

Øyvind Sivertsen, CEO of Longship Group BV, mobile +31-6-250 63 183 and e-mail: OS@longship.com
Bjørn Richard Johansen , media contact, First House, mobile +47-47 800 100 and e-mail brj@firsthouse.no

Photo 1: First newbuilding, Mv Longbay arriving in Amsterdam

Photo 2: Both vessels at the yard, Mv Longbay and Mv Longbeach

Photo 3: Both vessels at the yard, Mv Longbay and Mv Longbeach

Photo 4: Øyvind Sivertsen (right), CEO of Longship

Photo 5: Michel Cigrang , (left) Managing Partner of Longship and Øyvind Sivertsen (right), CEO of Longship Group BV

Photo 6: Michel Cigrang , Managing Partner of Longship

Longship, based in Groningen in the Netherlands was established in 2009 and is a renowned industrial carrier in the short sea market. The company operates a homogeneous fleet of close to 30 modern vessels with an average age of less than 14 years. Their ships move 5 million tons of mainly bulk commodities per annum with a strong focus on biomass fuels and agricultural products, but also cargoes for the metal and aluminium industry. Its reliable and customer focused performance has led to long term relations and contracts. As such the fleet - with a stronghold in the size around 6,000 tdw - enjoys an average contract coverage in excess of 50 percent throughout the year. The company currently boasts a team of 20 experienced employees. The total turnover of the company amounted to € 71 million in 2019. For more information: www.longship.com



The VMS Shipping Group, located in the Netherlands , was established in 2012 and provides tailored ship management services. VMS's fleet consists of 18 vessels, including general cargo vessels, container vessels and heavy lift vessels with a tonnage between 3,000 and 12,000 tdw. The current office occupancy consists of 16 people, most of them with a maritime background.

More information can be found on the company's website: www.vmsshippinggroup.com 

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