Dutch dry cargo logistics specialist Royal Wagenborg opened a new chapter in the development of short-sea shipping seven years ago with the commissioning of the first of the EasyMax class of multi-purpose carrier. Following orders for several sisterships in the interim, the company has now invested in a version of the design adapted to the needs of volume transportation of liquefied CO₂.

True to the tenets of the concept—‘Easy to build, easy to operate, easy to load’–the 14,200dwt, 150-metre EasyMax type set a new standard in efficiency and capital cost competiveness on its appearance in the European industrial traffic during 2017.

Production of the series continues to be the province of Royal Niestern Sander, which formulated the design in conjunction with Conoship International and Royal Wagenborg. The latest addition to the workload takes the Groningen shipbuilder’s workload through 2026.