The port of Avilés ends the year breaking records, with the arrival of the bulk carrier Kristian Oldendorff which has arrived at the Raíces Ampliación quay with 65,946 tonnes of coal in its holds. Solid bulks account for more than half of the total traffic in the port of Avilés, totalling 2.57 million tonnes, compared to a total of 4.23 million tonnes in November.

The vessel is a Kamsarmax type bulk carrier, operated this time by the consignee Alvargonzález, built in 2024 and sailing under the Portuguese flag. It has a length of 229 metres, a beam of 32 metres and a draught of 12.60 metres.

It should be remembered that the Kamsarmax type vessels are those designed to operate in the Guinean port of Kamsar, with a deadweight of some 81,000 tonnes, highly specialised in solid bulk.

The Kristian Oldendorff departed from the port of Ust-Luga, in the Baltic Sea and after a 12-day voyage, arrived at the port of Aviles for the unloading of almost 66,000 tonnes of coal, work which took several days, destined for the company García-Munté Energía.

Greener fleet
The vessel is operated by the German shipping company Oldendorff Carriers, founded in 1921 and specialised in the transport of bulk goods. Its fleet consists of 695 vessels of various types (Panamax, Newcastelmax, Ultramax, etc.) moving 380 million tonnes of goods annually in 170 countries.

In recent years, Oldendorff has commissioned the construction of about 100 environmentally friendly vessels of various sizes. These are designs designed for lower energy consumption and greater energy efficiency.

Last November, in addition, one of its ships, Chinook Oldendorff, was fitted with a set of suction sails that harness wind power to generate additional thrust. With this installation, the company hopes to reduce fuel consumption on transpacific routes by 10-15%.

News and image obtained: "El Canal"

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