Wärtsilä is to supply a hybrid-electric propulsion system for the 11,000 dwt battery-hybrid self-unloading limestone carrier recently ordered by Canada’s CSL Group. As we reported earlier, CSL Group will build and operate the vessel under a 20-year strategic partnership with Australia’s Adelaide Brighton Cement Ltd. (Adbri), supporting Adbri’s limestone operations in South Australia with a focus on enhanced efficiency and environmental responsibility.
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CSL to build world’s first battery self-unloader
Canada’s CSL Group has entered a 20-year strategic partnership with Australia’s Adelaide Brighton Cement Ltd. (Adbri) to build and operate the world’s first fully-electric battery capable self-unloading vessel. The custom-designed battery self-unloader will replace Adbri’s Accolade II.
The new vessel will support Adbri’s limestone operations in South Australia with a focus on enhanced efficiency and environmental responsibility. The ship will carry up to 2.7 million tonnes of limestone per year,...
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