Following an affordable European tender procedure, Concordia Damen has actually been chosen to construct a brand-new training vessel for the STCGroup The brand-new vessel will certainly be utilized in the training of pupils on maritime programs.
The brand-new, eco aware vessel will certainly change 2 training vessels– the Princess Christina as well as the Princess Beatrix– that the Rotterdam- headquartered maritime training organization has actually utilized for over half a century.
In 2018, pupils as well as instructors at STC Group, together with advocates from business area, started to create the concepts behind the vessel. The chosen the name Ab Initio– Latin for ‘in the beginning’.
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Concordia Damen took part in a tender procedure including various technological as well as ecological needs. The forward-facing vessel will certainly bring into play Concordia Damen’s proficiency in lasting delivery services. It will certainly include a crossbreed diesel-electric propulsion system full with battery pack. Additionally, Ab Initio will certainly include solar batteries.
As well as being uncompromising in its position in the direction of sustainability, STC Group needed that the vessel be advanced as well as unique, yet recognisable in look.
Tim van Berchum, monetary supervisor at Concordia Damen, stated, “We are really happy to be asked by STC Group to construct their brand-new training vessel. We are happy to be contributing in the advancement of the future generation of maritime workers. Additionally, Ab Initio is noteworthy for its lasting qualities. We see this agreement, for that reason, as a statement to the job we have actually done formerly in lasting vessel building.
Concordia Damen will certainly accomplish the outfitting of the vessel at its lawn in Werkendam, theNetherlands Ab Initio is set up for conclusion in 2022.
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In 2018, pupils as well as instructors at STC Group, together with advocates from business area, started to create the concepts behind the vessel. The chosen the name Ab Initio — Latin for ‘in the beginning’.
Concordia Damen took part in a tender procedure including various technological as well as ecological needs. The forward-facing vessel will certainly bring into play Concordia Damen’s proficiency in lasting delivery services. It will certainly include a crossbreed diesel-electric propulsion system full with battery pack. Additionally, Ab Initio will certainly include solar batteries.
As well as being uncompromising in its position in the direction of sustainability, STC Group needed that the vessel be advanced as well as unique, yet recognisable in look.
Tim van Berchum, monetary supervisor at Concordia Damen, stated, “We are really happy to be asked by STC Group to construct their brand-new training vessel. We are happy to be contributing in the advancement of the future generation of maritime workers. Additionally, Ab Initio is noteworthy for its lasting qualities. We see this agreement, for that reason, as a statement to the job we have actually done formerly in lasting vessel building.
Concordia Damen will certainly accomplish the outfitting of the vessel at its lawn in Werkendam, theNetherlands Ab Initio is set up for conclusion in 2022.
