Target distance
Short-sea legs up to about 500 nautical miles one way, with enough margin for wind, current, winter conditions and reserve energy.
ZERO & VERY-LOW-EMISSION COASTAL TONNAGE
Clean propulsion.
Commercial ships.
Blue Seek develops purpose-built coastal vessels for trades up to roughly 500 nautical miles one way: 600–900 TEU feeders, 7,000–9,000 DWT bulkers, ferries and RoRos.
↓Backed by Xiehai Shipping50+ vessels owned and managed64 TEU full-electric barge already built
BLUE SEEK
01 / OUR APPROACH
Electric where it makes sense.
Low-emission where it does not—yet.
Full-electric shipping is powerful, but it is not universal. The practical envelope depends on vessel size, voyage distance, port time, cargo profile, weather margin and the all-in delivered cost of electricity.
We begin with the trade pattern and then select the architecture: battery-electric for shorter, repeatable services; plug-in hybrid for longer coastal legs; future-ready systems where shore charging is not yet mature.
THE BLUE SEEK FIT
Built around
the service.
There is no single “electric ship.” The right design begins with a cargo flow, port pair, schedule and energy plan.
Concrete vessel sizes
600–900 TEU feeders, 7,000–9,000 DWT bulkers, ferries and RoRos where battery or plug-in hybrid systems can be sized honestly.
Chargeable ports
Port pairs with a workable path to shore power, battery exchange or buffered charging, plus port time that fits the operating schedule.
Example corridors
Trades such as Oslo–Hamburg or Rotterdam–Immingham, where frequency, cargo base and port infrastructure can support dedicated tonnage.
02 / THE COMMERCIAL CASE
Lower emissions must
also make business sense.
EU ETS and FuelEU Maritime are changing the lifetime economics of coastal shipping. They place an increasing value on efficient ships, low-carbon energy and measurable emissions reductions—but regulation alone does not make a project viable.
A visible cost of carbon
For ships in scope, greenhouse-gas emissions increasingly carry a direct operating cost. Lower fuel consumption and zero-emission sailing can therefore protect charterers from part of that exposure.
Carbon intensity matters
The regulation rewards lower well-to-wake greenhouse-gas intensity and progressively raises the cost of relying on conventional marine fuels.
Viable without permanent subsidy.
We pursue projects that can support themselves through the right route, vessel, energy supply and long-term employment. Grants or green finance may accelerate a strong project; they should not be the foundation of a weak one.
03 / VESSEL PROGRAMME
Vessels for the
next trade cycle.
New tonnage conceived for Northern European coastal trades, available for long-term charter, COA-backed projects and joint development with cargo owners.
FEEDER
600–900 TEU container vessel
Battery-electric or plug-in hybrid feeder tonnage for repeatable port pairs where schedule, shore power and cargo base line up.
- RANGE
- Up to ~500 nm one way
- ENERGY
- Shore-charged batteries
- EXAMPLE
- Oslo–Hamburg
DRY BULK
7,000–9,000 DWT bulker
Small bulk carriers for steel, aggregates, grain, biomass and project cargo flows where coastal employment can justify dedicated low-emission tonnage.
- PROPULSION
- Electric or plug-in hybrid
- BEST SUITED TO
- Fixed coastal trades
- EXAMPLE
- Rotterdam–Immingham
FERRY / RORO
Passenger and RoRo vessels
High-frequency routes are strong candidates when timetable discipline, shore charging and predictable energy demand are all present.
- PROPULSION
- Battery-electric first
- CHARGING
- Terminal-based
- VALUE
- Visible emissions reduction
LONGER LEGS
Plug-in hybrid coastal ship
For services near the edge of full-electric range, batteries cover port operations and part of the voyage while efficient generation protects reliability.
- RANGE
- Route-dependent
- CONFIGURATION
- Battery + efficient generation
- DESIGN
- Future-ready & modular
Final dimensions, cargo capacity, battery size and endurance are defined against the intended trade. Blue Seek treats 500 nautical miles one way as an outer reference point, not a universal promise.
50+
vessels owned
and managed by
Xiehai Shipping
04 / COMPANY
A new platform.
Deep shipping roots.
Blue Seek is backed by Xiehai Shipping, a China/Singaporean shipping group with more than 50 vessels under ownership and management. We combine that operational base—shipbuilding, finance, technical management and commercial shipping—with a focused European clean-tonnage platform.
The group has already built one 64 TEU full-electric barge, giving Blue Seek practical experience beyond concept studies. Our proposition is straightforward: dependable ships, credible technology choices and long-term alignment with charterers and cargo owners.
START WITH THE TRADE
Have a route that could
move with fewer emissions?
Tell us the ports, distance, cargo, frequency, port time and required vessel size. We will assess what level of electrification is technically credible.
Blue Seek welcomes discussions with strategic partners, charterers, infrastructure investors and project-capital providers interested in dedicated zero/low-emission vessel programmes.
Geneva · Shanghai