Ship&Offshore | Issue 08/2024
Short-sea cargo ship launched
Vertom Lisa | A single-hold 7,280dwt short-sea cargo ship has been launched and named at Thecla Bodewes Shipyards in the Netherlands. Number six in a series of ten, the Vertom Lisa is the latest addition to the Vertom Group’s fleet. The Rhoon-based owner operates a fleet of more than a hundred vessels ranging size from 1,500dwt to 12,000dwt. The Vertom Lisa , built to a Labrax-design, has a range of features boosting sustainability. With a hold capacity of 329,700ft3, the 119m-long vessel’s hull has been optimised using computational fluid dynamics...