Lisa Edvardsen Haugan

Ten new Capital Offshore PSVs will be Kongsberg Maritime equipped

After years in which orders for new platform supply vessels (PSVs) were a rarity, Evangelos Marinakis’ Capital Offshore is changing things up, including by placing an order with China’s Fujian Mawei Shipbuilding for 10 PSVs of MMC 897 CD design.

And that’s good news for Kongsberg Maritime. It has received a NOK 800 million (about $73 million) order from the shipbuilder to supply an extensive range of equipment for the vessels that includes all propulsion, automation, and energy systems.

The 10...

https://www.marinelog.com/offshore/ten-new-capital-offshore-psvs-will-be-kongsberg-maritime-equipped/

Kongsberg Maritime retrofit delivers 23% cut in CO2 emissions for Hurtigruten

One year after completing the retrofit of the first of three Hurtigruten Coastal Express ships to hybrid technology, Kongsberg Maritime reports that service results show that the ship, the 121-meter MS Richard With, has achieved a 23% cut in CO2 emissions.

The refit program for MS Richard With included installation of two hybrid shaft generators, two SaveEnergy 1,120 kWh lithium-ion batteries and two Bergen B33:45V engines. It also has new tunnel thruster motors, a retractable azimuth thruster,...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/environment/kongsberg-maritime-retrofit-delivers-23-cut-in-co2-emissions-for-hurtigruten/