Four 6,250 dwt PMax Eco Trader dry cargo ships on order at Dutch shipbuilder GS Projects will have steering, control and propulsion equipment supplied by Damen Marine Components (DMC). The vessels are
High lift Barke flap rudder with bulb [Photo: DMC]
Four 6,250 dwt PMax Eco Trader dry cargo ships on order at Dutch shipbuilder GS Projects will have steering, control and propulsion equipment supplied by Damen Marine Components (DMC).
The vessels are being built for Groningen-based short sea operator Longship and DMC will provide its “plug & play” piston RAM-type steering systems, Barke rudders and Optima nozzles for the four identical vessels. They are being constructed at the GS Projects shipyard in Waterhuizen in cooperation with Groot Ship Design and Ship and Steelbuilding (SaS).
DMC says that the selection of this trio of its products fits the vessels’ 100 x 15.5 meter design well and that the robust design and engineering of the products will easily meet the LR classification and Finnish-Swedish 1A ice class specifications to which the four vessels will be built.
DMC’s Barke rudder ensures optimal maneuverability and course stability, due to its progressively operating flap linkage system. The result of all thiC,
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