MALE Energy Solutions has actually won the order to provide 6 × MALE B&W 9S50ME-C9.6 Tier II-compliant major engines for 3 × 238-metre RoRo vessels meant for procedure in theBaltic Sea The client is Finnlines PLC., the Finnish delivering business as well as component of theGrimaldi Group MALE Energy Solutions’ two-stroke licensee– Hyundai Heavy Industries Co.,Ltd (Engine & &Machinery Business Unit )– will certainly develop the engines in Korea, while Nanjing Jinling shipyard in China will certainly create the vessels. The shipment of the initial vessels is anticipated from 2021.
The MALE B&W ME-C engines– as component of the crossbreed propulsion set up– will certainly make it possible for a 100% rise in effectiveness when gauged in regards to consumption/ton of products transferred, contrasted to existing vessels.
The brand-new order adheres to that made by Grimaldi in 2019 for 9 extremely comparable vessels with the very same range of supply as well as contributes to current orders MALE Energy Solutions has actually won in the affordable Baltic market.
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Designed by Nordic aquatic developer, Knud E. Hansen, the brand-new RoRo s will certainly be amongst the initial instances of a brand-new collection of crossbreed vessels. These will certainly utilize fuel-oil throughout navigating as well as lithium mega-batteries in harbor, therefore ensuring ‘no discharges in port– as well as fulfilling the Registro Italiano Navale (RINA) Green Plus course symbols– while still pleasing power needs at berth. The batteries will certainly be reenergized throughout navigating via shaft generators including the supposed peak-shaving system. The newbuilds will certainly additionally include ice-class category, 1A Super.
Bjarne Foldager– Senior Vice President, Head of Two-Stroke Business at MALE Energy Solutions– stated: “We’re very happy to win this order and to add to our recent successes in the Finnish market. To be able to add it to the previous nine vessels from the Grimaldi order is also very pleasing. Our technology will play a crucial role in this innovative hybrid propulsion system that really points the way for shipping in the future. I look forward to seeing these unique vessels enter service.”
Foldager included: “These new RoRos will be among the most environmentally sustainable ships of their type. Finnlines is a frontrunner in the development of hybrid power ships, of marine battery packs and of energy-management systems. By investing in research & development and by teaming with its suppliers, Finnlines is well on time to meet and clearly exceed all the ambitious environmental targets set by the IMO and by the international community for shipping.”
Mikael Lindholm, Head of Newbuilding Department, Finnlines, stated: “These environmentally friendly vessels will be built taking all technological and environmental factors into account and thus will increase our energy efficiency further. We continue our successful track record in investing in the sustainable operation of our fleet.”
Reference: man-es. com
