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EC O-FRIENDLY OP TIONS From hybrid power to innovative design, self-unloading ship manufacturers are coming up with a range of pioneering vessels to deal with environmental concerns
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s operators move towards more ecofriendly shipping, hybrid-powered vessels are just one option to consider. Aasen Shipping is one company that is moving into the hybrid power segment with its newbuildings. The company says it is one of the first to build hybridpowered bulk carriers and has ordered two 9,000dwt selfdischargers for delivery at the end of this year. The ships will be the largest self-dischargers with excavators in the market, Aasen says, and special features will include battery packages to reduce fuel consumption of about 400 tons per year, battery packs that allow the vessels to manoeuvre in port without the use of the main engine and an electric excavators enabling nearly noise-free loading and discharging operations. The ships will also be able to connect to shore power, which make them emissionsfree when in port. Variable CONTINUED PAGE 29 >>
BULK TERMINALS
international | SUMMER 2021
