MEAT FEATURE
WELLARD BOSS LOOKS TO FUTURE WITH REVOLUTIONARY
LIVESTOCK CARRIERS
powered ships to revolutionise the
livestock trade.
The newly designed vessels will
be fully digitalised to provide
improvements to animal welfare,
better environmental performance
and ensure optimum operation for
better commercial outcomes.
The new ships will run on LNG,
providing approximately a 30%
reduction in carbon dioxide
emissions and almost totally
eliminating harmful pollutants
including sulfur oxides and nitrogen
oxides.
Mr Balzarini says innovation was
essential for improving performance
Mr Balzarini ceased
employment as
ceo of Wellard in
June, reported a
press release, ending 40 years of
involvement with the company by
his family, who built the livestock
exporter from scratch to a $600m
valuation at the peak of its
operations.
Now, having relocated to
Queenstown in New Zealand and
following an out of court settlement
with Wellard, Mr Balzarini plans to
do it all again with the launch of
NextSeaWell, a venture which plans
to develop a new generation of LNGFORMER
in the shipping industry because
many ships currently operating
would become obsolete in the near
future.
“Ships that I designed and built many
years ago are still considered the
best in the world only due to the fact
they were very innovative during their
initial designs,” Mr Balzarini says.
“However, considering the average
age of vessels in the water is
around 20 years, there is a need
to design even more innovative
ships to combat changing emission
regulations.
“We also need to show the public
that we are invested in improving
Former Wellard ceo
Mauro Balzarini
will launch a new
venture focused on
developing cleaner,
smarter livestock
carriers that will
significantly improve
animal welfare
and environmental
performance.
10 FEBRUARY 2020