Bulk Carrier Dietrich Oldendorff
Oldendorff Carriers, a German bulk operator, is installing wind rotors on its bulkers to improve operating efficiency and reduce emissions. The company has announced that this will reduce the ship’s emissions by 55%, resulting in an annual reduction of 17,000 tonnes of CO2.
Oldendorff has reported that they will have installed a rotor on one of its Panamax vessels, the “DIETRICH OLDENDORFF by mid-2024. The ship, built in 2020, is 100,449 dwt, and has a length of 235 metres. The rotors are to be installed in an offset position on the starboard side between the six hatches of the ship so as to not interfere with loading operations.
The rotors are being manufactured by the Finnish cleantech company Norsepower. It is being highlighted that the rotors will be constructed from recycled materials, with material from around 342,000 plastic bottles being used for the construction of all three rotors.
Oldendorff has been working with Teck Resources, a Canadian mining company, since 2021 to reduce emissions of their supply chains and has already saved 115,000 tonnes of CO2 in their efforts so far. Teck and Oldendorff are also currently piloting the use of biofuel on another bulk carrier as a means to reduce emissions.
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