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Stockholm’s first hybrid ice-class passenger ferry launched

7 January 2019

Stockholm shipping company Waxholmsbolaget has launched Stockholm’s first hybrid ice-going passenger ferry. The ship is powered by hybrid electric propulsion and is serving the Stockholm archipelago. It is able to transport up to 150 passengers.

The ferry will help Stockholm become a fossil fuel-free city by 2040, and provide transportation with lower noise and vibration levels.

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The vessel has two diesel engines and a battery pack to create a hybrid power...

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The New FosenNamsos Sjø Ferries Are Ready To Be Plugged In

6 December 2018

FosenNamsos Sjø has taken delivery of the two new plug-in hybrid ferries LAGATUN and MUNKEN. They will be used on the Flakk – Rørvik route as from 1 January. The hulls have been built at the Montex Shipyard in Gdansk, and equipped at the Myklebust Verft in Norway, after a Multi Maritime design.

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Rolls-Royce receives AIP for hybrid tug propulsion technology

3 December 2018

Rolls-Royce received Approval in Principle (AIP) from ABS for its hybrid propulsion system for tractor tugs. The AIP was granted after evaluating the world’s first hybrid tug, which will be the first tug boat installed with the Rolls-Royce hybrid propulsion system.

Namely, the Rolls-Royce vessel will be the world’s first hybrid tug and its design, by Jensen Maritime and Nichols Brothers Boat Builders, will be delivered to Baydelta Maritime LLC in February 2019.

The Rolls-Royce Hybrid Propulsion...

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Cruise ships to be powered by rotten fish byproduct

20 November 2018

Norwegian cruise ships operator, Hurtigruten, decided to retrofit its ships to make them more eco-friendly, and plans to use a byproduct from dead fish and other organic waste in order to power their engines.

According to Reuters, Hurtigruten will retrofit six of its older vessels to run on a combination of LNG, electric batteries and liquefied bio gas (LBG). LBG is a fossil-free, renewable gas produced from dead fish and other organic waste, while it is considered one of the most eco-friendly...

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