Hybrid bulk carrier design unveiled

摘要

Stena Bulk has unveiled In-finityMAX, a hybrid bulk carrier concept designed to carry both dry and wet cargoes in modular compartments. The company said that the vessel is built with several new core principles that, accumulatively, "represent a paradigm shift in cargo transportation". InfinityMAX is touted as an ultra-flexible, zero-emissions vessel created in response to the huge challenges that the global shipping industry must overcome in the coming decades. "The design envisions a world in which the shipping industry plays a crucial role in supplying the world with renewable energy, chemicals, materials, and consumables for its never-ending needs," said Stena Bulk. Standardised and modular cargo units will be capable of carrying dry bulk, liquid bulk or liquefied gas products - such as methane, hydrogen or ammonia - streamlining the process of transporting wet and dry bulk cargoes. Each of InfinityMAX's modular cargo units is designed to be totally self-sufficient in terms of its energy use, with wind turbines and solar panels generating all the electricity needed for internal systems. The modular units have also been designed to be able to be dropped off outside ports and picked up by 'tugs', avoiding congestion and reducing call times dramatically.