Royal Bodewes is aware that it bears a corporate social responsibility for employees, clients, society and the environment. Therefore, whenever we build our innovative vessels, topics such as health, safety, environment and quality have priority.
When we build vessels our focus is always on health, safety, environment and quality (HSEQ).
Project-specific HSEQ plans, tailored to meet rules, subcontractor-involvement in safety awareness, toolbox meetings, positive feedback on near-misses and employee-training, all share the same ultimate goal: zero incidents.
Furthermore, we ensure that through our business activities negative effects on the environment are reduced as much as possible. Externally, by building our clients environmentally friendly vessels (being hybrid or running on methanol) and internally, by having an electric cycling plan, electric car plan and solar panels on the roof of our office and production halls.
Also, the design, engineering and building processes at Royal Bodewes are subject to a strict quality control regime through our own QC department.
Hybride Scheepsenergiesysteem
Het laden en lossen van droge-lading-bulk schepen wordt voornamelijk gedaan met speciale kranen of graafmachines (excavators). Meestal wordt hierbij gebruik gemaakt van faciliteiten in de haven. Omdat niet alle havens (vooral kleinere) beschikken over kraanfaciliteiten en er daarbij regelmatig wachttijden voor losdiensten bestaan, zijn er ook schepen die worden voorzien van eigen kranen of graafinstallaties.
Veel van deze laad- en lossystemen beschikken over een eigen energievoorziening. Meestal worden deze kranen aangedreven door dieselmotoren die de kraan direct bewegen of indirect het benodigde elektrische of hydraulische vermogen opwekken. Op het gebied van duurzaamheid en rookgasuitstoot is hier nog een hoop te winnen.
In het huidige project ontwikkelt scheepswerf Royal Bodewes uit Hoogezand daarom een nieuw scheepsconcept met een eigen elektrische excavator. Voor het schip wordt een innovatieve voortstuwing en energiehuishouding ontworpen waarmee het schip haar havenactiviteiten emissievrij kan uitvoeren maar ook gedurende een gelimiteerde periode emissievrij kan varen. Deze features combineert het schip met de mogelijkheid om schoon en zeer brandstofefficiënt op zee te opereren. Het nieuwe scheepsconcept onderscheidt zich daarmee van bestaande schepen, zowel qua duurzaamheid als qua exploitatieresultaat.
Royal Bodewes underlines the Poseidon Principles of leading financial institutions in shipping, providing a global framework for integrating climate considerations into lending decisions to promote international shipping decarbonization. These principles are consistent with the policies and ambitions of the International Maritime Organization.
We fully support the UN Sustainable Development Goals.. Our projects are thus aligned and aim to contribute towards a better, innovative and more sustainable future.
Shipping is a very sustainable method of logistics due to its efficient mode of transport. Because ships often last 20-25 years, in practice many ships sail with outdated techniques. With climate change becoming an increasingly important issue, Royal Bodewes – in anticipation of regulations that may come into force in the future – designs and builds highly environmentally friendly ships on the condition that these sustainable measures hardly increase the operating costs of the ships.
This Friday, NB 715 will be launched at Scheepswervenweg 13, Foxhol at 10.00 hours. The yard will be closed for public.
On 27 June 2025, under clear blue skies, Aasvaer was christened and launched in a special ceremony where the christening was proudly performed by children. Built for Aasen Shipping, Aasvaer is a practical, straightforward, and future-oriented self-discharging general cargo vessel. She is equipped with a large battery pack for peak shaving and is capable of emission-free operations in ports that offer shore power.
MV Molvik was christened and launched on 20 June 2025. Did you miss the ceremony or just want to watch it again? Check out the video!
