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Fleet
The fleet consists of eight CABU combination carriers and eight CLEANBU combination carriers, with three CABU newbuilds arriving 2026
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65
Years of experience
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16
Combination Carriers
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40%
Lower fuel consumption
Vessel | Type | Built | Yard | DWT | Flag |
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MV Barcarena | CABU | March 2001 | Oshima, Japan | 72 562 | NIS |
MV Banastar | CABU | October 2001 | Oshima, Japan | 72 562 | MI |
MV Bangor | CABU | October 2002 | Oshima, Japan | 72 562 | NIS |
MV Bantry | CABU | August 2005 | Oshima, Japan | 72 562 | MI |
MV Bakkedal | CABU | August 2007 | Oshima, Japan | 72 562 | MI |
MV Balboa | CABU | September 2016 | Ouhua Zhejiang, China | 80 345 | NIS |
MV Baffin | CABU | December 2016 | Ouhua Zhejiang, China | 80 235 | MI |
MV Baru | CLEANBU | January 2019 | YZJ, China | 82 425 | NIS |
MV Barracuda | CLEANBU | July 2019 | YZJ, China | 82 396 | MI |
MV Barramundi | CLEANBU | September 2019 | YZJ, China | 82 447 | MI |
MV Baleen | CLEANBU | August 2020 | YZJ, China | 82 374 | MI |
MV Bangus | CLEANBU | October 2020 | YZJ, China | 82 389 | MI |
MV Baiacu | CLEANBU | January 2021 | YZJ, China | 82 397 | MI |
MV Bass | CLEANBU | March 2021 | YZJ, China | 82 383 | MI |
MV Balzani | CLEANBU | May 2021 | YZJ, China | 82 393 | MI |
Hull #1561 | CABU | March 2026 | YZJ, China | 83 300 | MI |
Hull #1562 | CABU | June 2026 | YZJ, China | 83 300 | MI |
Hull #1563 | CABU | September 2026 | YZJ, China | 83 300 | MI |
Klaveness Ship Managment AS is the technical manager for all vessels owned by KCC
15 of the vessels and the three newbuilds are owned 100% by KCC Shipowning AS, a subsidiary owned 100% directly and indirectly by KCC
One vessel is owned 100% by KCC Bass AS, a subsidiary owned 100% directly and indirectly by KCC
CLEANBU
Expanding KCC’s service into the clean petroleum product markets
KCC took delivery of eight new generation combination carriers, the CLEANBUs, in the period January 2019 to May 2021. The CLEANBUs are full fledged LR1 tankers and Kamsarmax dry bulk vessels. In addition to transporting all types of dry bulk products and caustic soda, they ship clean petroleum products, expanding into the petroleum and petrochemical industries.
CABU
Well proven shipping solution for the alumina industry
The CABU combination carriers service the aluminum and alumina industry transporting caustic soda solution (CSS) to the world’s largest alumina refineries in Australia. In our trades to the Middle East Gulf, the vessels also ship alumina to the aluminum smelters in Bahrain and the Emirates. In addition, the CABUs transport several other dry bulk commodities such as salt, bauxite, iron ore, grains, and solid fuels.
CABU III (2026)
A new generation of low carbon, zero-emission fuel prepared, CABU vessels
The CABU III newbuilds will introduce a new standard of efficiency with an estimated 35% reduction in carbon footprint than the first generation CABU vessels built between 2001 and 2007, which the newbuilds will replace. This improvement is both a result of economies of scale and substantially improved fuel efficiency adding to KCC’s already highly efficient combination trades. In these trades where the CABU fleet ships caustic soda into Australia and various dry bulk commodities out of Australia, the CABU III newbuilds will offer an estimated 50-60% lower carbon emission per ton transported than standard dry bulk and tanker vessels.