FINNISH shipping company Langh Ship has received the first of three eco-friendly 1,200-TEU feeder ships, reports Rotterdam's Offshore Energy.

The Ingrid, designed to carry 45-foot containers both in the holds and on deck, is to be chartered to the UK's Borchard Lines.

The design was developed by Langh Ship in collaboration with the Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI).

An innovative feature of Langh Ship's new feeder vessel are the hatch covers. Onboard the ship, the hatch covers can be opened in three sections on the width of the vessel, which gives better accessibility to the cargo holds, even if the entire bay on deck is not discharged.In addition, the cargo holds are fitted with cell guides, which can be adjusted in sections between 40' and 45' container positions, which further increases the flexibility to the vessel's cargo areas.

The hull lines of the vessel were optimised such, that cargo capacity could be maximised while minimising energy consumption and still being able to keep a speed of 18 knots if needed.

Featuring a length of 150 metres and a width of 27 metres, the new feeder vessel is equipped with a two-stroke, slow-speed main engine for advanced fuel economy and a range of green tech solutions by Langh Ship's sister company Langh Tech.

Langh Tech's carbon capture system can also be operated while the vessel is burning biofuels. This could bring the ship's CO2 emissions down to zero in the future.