Wärtsilä and CBO Venture into First Hybrid Vessel Upgradation

Wärtsilä and CBO, one of Brazil’s leading operators of offshore support vessels, sign an agreement to convert a vessel from CBO’s fleet to operate with hybrid propulsion.
The ‘CBO Flamengo’ will be the first vessel in Latin America to be fitted with a battery pack for hybrid propulsion.
It will improve the vessel’s energy consumption and reduce its carbon footprint. The order with Wärtsilä was placed in October 2020.
The Wärtsilä Hybrid Solution to be installed on the ‘CBO Flamengo’, a...