Estonian shipbuilding company Baltic Workboats and Western Baltija Shipbuilding, part of the BLRT Grupp, have signed a contract with the Belgian state-owned company Vloot DAB to build the hull of an 80-meter pilot base vessel.

The ship will be 80 meters long and 13.3 meters wide. It is designed to maintain speeds of up to 14 knots in sea conditions with a significant wave height of 2.8 meters. Special emphasis has been placed on seakeeping performance and crew comfort.

“This marks a major milestone for Baltic Workboats as the largest vessel ever undertaken by the company,” said Margus Vanaselja, CEO of Baltic Workboats.

“It also represents another successful collaboration with BLRT Grupp AS, following our previous project — the 42-meter fully electric waste collection tanker for the Port of Klaipeda. Once again, this partnership demonstrates that by combining our expertise, we can deliver complex, large-scale vessels that might otherwise be beyond our individual capacities.”

Baltic companies´ collaboration project

Designed for a crew of 20, the vessel will also accommodate up to 12 pilots (10 standard and 2 additional based on operational requirements). The platform will be fully customized to meet the specific needs of the client and will incorporate an environmentally friendly propulsion system with designated Energy Storage System for fully electric operation mode.

“We are delighted to start another project with Baltic Workboats with whom we have a good track record of successful projects” added Vitalij Frolov, CEO western Baltija shipbuilding.

The total estimated cost of the project is €55 million.

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