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    Multi-purpose/forest product carrier SUOMIGRACHT

    Multi-purpose/forest product carrier SUOMIGRACHT

    Transportation of forest products, such as paper, pulp and sawn timber is a core activity of the Dutch owner Spliethoff which manages more than 55 multi-purpose tweendeck cargo vessels.
    Ro-ro carrier SPAARNERBORG

    Ro-ro carrier SPAARNERBORG

    Built by Flender Werft at Lubeck, the 12,500dwt SPAARNERBORG is an innovative ro-roship; designed to carry paper and card supplies in specially-manufactured 90t Stora Enso cargo units (SECU).
    Combined diesel-electric and diesel-mechanical (CODED) propulsion

    Combined diesel-electric and diesel-mechanical (CODED) propulsion

    A novel propulsion and machinery concept developed by Wärtsilä Corporation. The concept features a diesel-mechanical part driving a conventional propeller and a diesel-electric power plant powering one or more electric pods.
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