Meeting IMO Tier III laws, the Dutch flagged Vox Apolonia has a hopper capability of 10,500 cubic meters
Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M) subsidiary Keppel FELS has delivered the second of three dual-fuel trailing suction hopper dredges to Dutch maritime firm, Van Oord. Named Vox Apolonia, its inexperienced options embody the power to run on liquefied pure gasoline (LNG). It is an identical to the primary dredge, Vox Ariane, delivered by Keppel O&M in April this yr. The third TSHD within the sequence, Vox Alexia, is on observe for supply in 2023.
“We are pleased to deliver our second dual-fuel dredge to Van Oord, extending our track record in delivering new build high quality and sustainable vessels,” mentioned Tan Leong Peng, managing director (new power / enterprise) at Keppel O&M. “LNG plays an important role in the clean energy transition. Through our ongoing partnership with Van Oord, we are pleased to support the industry’s transition to a more sustainable future by delivering efficient vessels with more environmentally friendly features.”
Meeting IMO Tier III laws, the Dutch flagged Vox Apolonia has a hopper capability of 10,500 cubic meters and consists of a number of options that reduces gasoline consumption and carbon emissions. Like the Vox Ariane, it has obtained Bureau Veritas Green Passport and Clean Ship notations.
“Van Oord is committed to lowering its impact on climate change by reducing its emissions and becoming net-zero,” mentioned Maarten Sanders, supervisor, newbuilding at Van Oord. “We can make most progress by investing in the decarbonization of our vessels, since approximately 95% of Van Oord’s carbon footprint is linked to its fleet. The delivery of the Vox Apolonia is another important milestone in this process. In the designing the new LNG hoppers, we focused on reducing our carbon footprint and working more efficiently by reusing energy and making optimal use of the automated systems in combination with electrical drives.”
The Vox Apolonia is provided with a excessive diploma of automation for its marine and dredging methods, in addition to an onboard information acquisition and built-in management system to reinforce effectivity and operational value financial savings.
The TSHD has one suction pipe with a submerged e-driven dredge pump, two shore discharge dredge pumps, 5 backside doorways, a complete put in energy of 14,500 kW, and might accommodate 22 individuals.
