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The system supply vessel CBO Flamengo is readied to end up being the initial overseas assistance vessel in Latin America to be transformed to hybrid power.

CBO, among the Brazil’s leading opertors of overseas suppport vessels, has hire Finnish modern technology team Wärtsilä for the conversion task.

The CBO Flamengo will certainly be fitted with a battery pack for crossbreed propulsion, importing the vessel’s power usage as well as minimizing its freight impact. The order with Wärtsilä was put in October 2020.

The vessel will certainly be equipped with Wärtsilä Hybrid Solution, follows the DNV-GL’s ‘Battery Power’ course symbols, enabling the ship’s engines to run a lot more successfully by running securely with less engines at a greater tons. The hybrid system will certainly supply redundancy power as well as decrease recurring tons rises (height shaving), thus conserving gas as well as minimizing exhaust discharge degrees. Furthermore, since the engines will certainly run for less running hrs, upkeep demands as well as prices will certainly be decreased.

“CBO is always interested in new technologies and innovation is in our DNA. We seek less fossil fuel consumption and this, aligned with our ESG (environmental and social governance) initiatives, makes the decision to install batteries in our vessels a natural path. CBO will offer more efficient operation to our clients, and this will be the first step of more to come. Wärtsilä is a leader in innovation and has extensive know-how in hybrid battery systems for ships, so we are pleased to join forces with Wärtsilä to implement new technologies into CBO’s fleet,” states Marcelo Martins, Technical as well as Commercial Director at CBO.

The extent of the conversion consists of the power conversion, task solutions, the crossbreed remedy shipment, as well as appointing. Delivery of the Wärtsilä tools is arranged for April 2021. Installation as well as combination of the tools will certainly be taken care of by CBO.

“We are proud that a forward-looking company like CBO has selected Wärtsilä as its project partner in supplying this ground-breaking technology for Brazil’s first hybrid vessel. Our strong track-record and depth of experience in developing advanced hybrid solutions were the key reasons for the award of this contract,” states Ian Brouwer, Senior Sales Manager at Wärtsilä Marine Power.

CBO’s fleet presently makes up 32 vessels varying in kinds that consists of PSVs, RSVs, OSRVs as well as AHTSs.