Last Thursday the Panama Canal announced the inaugural passage of the refrigerated freighter Cool Explorer and the carrier Beluga Ice through the Panamax locks. The Administrator of the Panama Canal Authority, Jorge Luis Quijano, said that these inaugural transits are another example of confidence in the maritime industry in the Panama Canal. Both ships sailed to the north.
The Cool Explorer ship came from the east coast of South America to Europe; while the carrier Beluga Ace came from Asia to the east coast of the United States Both ships are designed to reduce fuel consumption, which together with the use of the shortest route through the Panama Canal, helps to minimize CO2 emissions Cool Explorer The Cool Explorer ship is considered one of the six largest refrigerated cargo ships in the world for the refrigerated cargo segment.
The ship is 189.9 long and 30.7 wide with a load capacity of 25,625 cubic meters. Transports Bananas from Ecuador to your destination in Russia. This ship maintains the uniqueness of using “scrubbers” to reduce the emission of sulfur and thus comply with the regulations that will be implemented in this regard by the international maritime organization in the year 2020. Similarly, the design of the helmet of the Cool Express has been designed in such a way that cuts the waves with greater efficiency achieving the reduction of fuel consumption Beluga Ace The Beluga Ace has a load capacity of 6,700 vehicles, in addition it has six loading platforms, compared to two platforms that hold conventional ships The ship left Japan transporting vehicles to the United States. The ship has a concave hull that allows less resistance to the wind.
