Berg Propulsion

BERG, CMA CGM, Reederei Rambow partner for boxhsip retrofit project

A collaboration between Swedish manufacturer of controllable-pitch propellers BERG Propulsion, French ocean carrier CMA CGM, and German ship owner Reederei Rambow has played a crucial role in significantly enhancing the efficiency of an 868 TEU boxship.

The 2007-built Henneke Rambow has been revitalized and now ranks among the top performers in its class.

As part of an innovative retrofit project initiated by charterer CMA CGM, BERG partnered with Rambow to implement a comprehensive package of...

https://container-news.com/berg-cma-cgm-reederei-rambow-partner-for-boxhsip-retrofit-project/

LDA Airbus ships will feature Berg hybrid propulsion system

Berg Propulsion has won a contract covering the hybrid propulsion solution that will ensure that three wind-assisted Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) RO/RO vessels maximize efficiency regardless of their mode of operation.

The vessels are being built for charter to Airbus and will transport aircraft subassemblies between Saint-Nazaire, France, and its single-aisle aircraft final assembly line in Mobile, Ala. Set to enter service in 2026, each will be fitted with six Norsepower rotor sails and two...

https://www.marinelog.com/technology/lda-airbus-ships-will-feature-berg-hybrid-propulsion-system/

Erik Thun picks Berg Propulsion’s fuel optimization software for ten new ships

Swedish shipping company Erik Thun Group has selected Berg Propulsion’s thrust and fuel optimization software technology to optimize efficiency on board all ten of its latest newbuildings.

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https://www.offshore-energy.biz/erik-thun-picks-berg-propulsions-fuel-optimization-software-for-ten-new-ships/

Treading The Path Of Decarbonization Creates New Opportunities!

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As owners devise their decarbonisation strategy, some will need to modify their ship’s propulsion system for optimal performance at lower speeds or renew their fleets with low- and zero-emissions vessels.

Path Towards Decolonization

“Everyone has to get on a path to decarbonisation,” Berg Propulsion Pte Ltd general manager Michael Petersen tells Singapore Solutions. Container ships that were originally designed and built to operate at between 23 to 24 knots are...

https://mfame.guru/treading-the-path-of-decarbonization-creates-new-opportunities/

Laker’s innovative diesel electric solution delivers emissions savings

Patented Berg direct drive system

A Canadian laker with an advanced Berg diesel electric drive train is already showing significant emissions reductions. Built by China’s Chengxi Shipyard for Canada Steamship Line (CSL) the 26,000 dwt self-unloader, M/V Nukumi arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, in time to take up duties for the 2022 Great Lakes season. As we reported earlier, the vessel is a single point loader developed in collaboration with Windsor Salt to deliver de-icing salt from Mines Seleine on the Magdalens Islands for...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/lakers-innovative-diesel-electric-solution-delivers-emissions-savings/

New Seabulk tug features Berg’s most advanced hybrid electric package ever

hybrid electric Berg solution

SEACOR Group member Seabulk’s recently delivered harbor tug Spiritadds to a fast-growing reference list of vessels featuring a fully integrated hybrid propulsion plant from Sweden’s Berg Propulsion. Built by Master Boat Builders, Coden , Ala., the Robert Allan-designed RApport 3000 vessel is the first of two 90-ton bollard pull tugs using what is the most advanced hybrid electric package ever delivered by Berg Propulsion.

In addition to Berg MTA 628 azimuthing thrusters, Berg VS3 variable...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/new-seabulk-tug-features-bergs-most-advanced-hybrid-electric-package-ever/

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