is the independent specialist for all cargo vessel designs up to handymax size. The project portfolio of Groot Ship Design consists of a wide variety of vessels; from small multipurpose sea-river vessels to worldwide operating special type cargo carriers.
Our design projects are developed in close cooperation with our clients, the future ship owners, which ensures the success of the project.
The engineering projects, which Groot Ship Design performed for third parties, are done with true dedication. If the client wishes to provide an existing design, a design check can be performed.
Whether we perform for a third party, a design check or a complete (engineering) package, our goal is to deliver high quality construction and piping or system engineering.
With our performance we allow the shipyard to build efficiently.
In many designs we have successfully introduced our Groot Cross-Bow®.
The Open Top 5000 design was developed in close cooperation with the Briese Group and was built by Zhejiang Zengzhou Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. in China.
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The Sea-River Liner Series is a unique success story. The series include several sizes of versatile short sea designs for European waters. The SRL 3700 is powered by just 746 kW and was developed in close cooperation with Groningen Shipyard and owner Wijnne Barends (part of Spliethoff group). The shipyard has built a total of 12 vessels from this design.
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To foresee in fitting new tonnage, Groot Ship Design developed the SAIMAX, a design to fit the Saimaa Canal and its locks. The SAIMAX is equipped with a hybrid propulsion system and iceclass 1B (F/S ice rules).
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To foresee in fitting new tonnage, Groot Ship Design developed the VOLGA-DON MAX, a design for the new Volga-Don system (rivers, canals and locks). The design is optimized for maximum cargo intake and can be provided with conventional diesel-direct or an alternative hybrid propulsion system.
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In cooperation with Carisbrooke Shipping, Groot Ship Design developed a series of four 8500 DWT ‘Super Green Vessels’. This series of four was followed by another series of four vessels enlarged to 10000 DWT. These eight vessels were the first ones built with a Groot Cross-Bow®. These vessels were also the first ones to receive an EEDI certificate from Germanischer Lloyd.
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In close cooperation with Dutch and German owner Groot Ship Design developed the multipurpose / heavy lift carrier SUPERFLEX ECO-FREIGHTER with a deadweight of approx. 17000 DWT. The design includes a Groot Cross-Bow® with superstructure forward.
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To foresee in the transportation of oversized project cargoes Groot Ship Design developed, together with Barkmeijer Shipyards, a dedicated project carrier: the SUPERFLEX DECK-CARRIER. The design foresees in a large, unobstructed deck area for large and/or heavy project cargoes.
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The ECONTFLEX 1000 / 1200 / 1400 design series reflects a versatile ‘next generation’ container feeder for short sea services in Europe or Carib areas. The series include 3 designs in the range of 1,000 – 1,400 TEU. The designs are ready to use LNG as their main fuel (optional), equipped with cell guides and their own cargo gear (optional).
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The OT (Open Top) Feeder 500 / 750 design series is a modern, compact, high value for money ‘next generation’ container feeder series dedicated for short sea services in Europe. The series consists of two designs with a 500 and 750 TEU capacity. The designs are ready to run on LNG as their main fuel (optional), and the holds are equipped with cell guides and arrangements for fast (un)loading.
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The Portfeeder developed for Chowgule shipyard (from India) proved to be a successful design. The vessels are developed for operating in the Goa port area, running a small scale container service. The yard built two vessels (‘Chowgule 7’ and ‘Chowgule 8’).
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For and in close cooperation with Vroon, Groot Ship Design developed a next generation Livestockcarrier. The design features the Groot Cross-Bow® which proved to be very successful. Initially 3 vessels were ordered, soon followed with 4 more, making a total of 7 vessels built. The vessels were all build at the Cosco Guangzhou Shipyard in China. Groot Ship Design cooperated with both owner and shipyard.
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In 2017 Groot Ship Design made a detailed concept design for a sophisticated ocean going Research Vessel. The design was made in close cooperation with Dutch shipbuilder Niestern Sander. The result is a versatile research vessel housing a spacious work area with different kinds of laboratories and a large accommodation for crew and scientists. The vessel is suitable for low draught operation and is equipped with a powering solution fulfilling URN requirements. The vessel combines an attractive design with high performance levels and is suitable for long voyages and various research tasks
For shipyard Barkmeijer our engineers performed the construction engineering for three pilot station vessels built for the Dutch pilot association.
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For shipyard Niestern Sander our engineers performed the construction engineering of the offshore service vessel ‘Kroonborg’, a Walk-to-Work (W2W) vessel for owner Wagenborg. Interesting aspects were the foundations for Ampelman and Bargemaster systems.
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For shipyard P&S Werften in Germany, our Polish office in Szczecin provided assistance. Our engineers performed the construction engineering, system engineering, piping and routings and made the necessary arrangements. The Ark Germany was built by P&S for DFDS.
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For shipyard Royal Bodewes our engineers performed the construction engineering of the Flexitanker ‘Coralius’, owned by the combination Sirius Shipping / Anthony Veder. The ‘Coralius’ is a dedicated small-scale LNG carrier for bunkering services in coastal water / port areas.
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The Short-Sea LNG 5000 was developed to accommodate the future demand for transport of LNG, or LNG in combination with traditional fuel oils. Several tank configurations and discharge booms have been studied. The design is equipped with the well-known Groot Cross-Bow® ensuring optimum efficiency in rough conditions that can be encountered in European coastal water.
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